Here are top 4 Forwards Of The Century So Far

Football fans of a certain age often talk fondly about the goal-scoring heroics of the likes of Gerd Muller, Jimmy Greaves, Pele, and Maradona.

In this era, we’re lucky to have so many world-class forwards competing against each other in Europe’s top leagues. In a few decades’ time, we’ll all be filled with nostalgia for these same forwards.

4 Ronaldo (Brazilian)

Brazil warrior Ronaldo was an unstoppable number 9 in the last years of the 20th century, and continued to be one of the world’s best well into the noughties.

Winning the 2002 Ballon d’Or, Ronaldo carried Brazil to their fifth World Cup victory in South Korea. With 15 goals across 3 tournaments, only Miroslav Klose of Germany has more goals in World Cup competitions than Ronaldo (16).

Aside from his success with the national side, Ronaldo was unplayable at times during his club career, scoring 247 in 343 appearances, playing for several giants of the game such as Barcelona, Real Madrid and AC Milan.

3 Thierry Henry

Despite never winning the Ballon d’Or, Thierry Henry was astonishing whilst playing for Arsenal in his prime.

Henry is the highest non-English goalscorer in the Premier League, with 175 goals in 258 games in an unstoppable career for Arsenal between 1999 and 2007. After his time at Arsenal, Henry moved to Barcelona, scoring 49 goals in 121 games.

2 Lionel Messi

Arguably the best goal-scoring forward of all time, Lionel Messi is one of the most dominating and unbelievable footballers ever to grace the sport.

With 387 goals in 421 games for Barcelona, Messi has an average of nearly 58 goals per season for the Catalans. In the 2011-12 season, Messi bagged a record-shattering 73 goals in 60 games.

1 Cristiano Ronaldo

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Choosing between Messi and Ronaldo was difficult, but the Portugal international has kicked on in recent years, winning the European Championship in 2016 and achieving the extraordinary feat of 3 Champions League titles in a row with Real Madrid.

Ronaldo equalled Messi’s record of 5 Ballon d’Or wins in 2017, and looks set to win another this year if he can stave off competition from Real Madrid playmaker Luka Modric.

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