Football, also known as soccer in North America, is unavoidably the world’s most popular sport. Let us have a look over the few greats this game produced over the past few years.

           Any book of football is incomplete without “Edson Arantes do Nascimento” or popularly known as “Pele”. He was the first to win three world cups and was the best player of all times and one of the most famous too. He used to handle the ball in such a way that it seems to be a part of his body. He ruled the football world for over a decade and popularized football in every part of the world. His story from slums to immortality tells what this sport is all about.

           The other man who dominated the football with his sheer pace and extreme dribbling ability is “Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima” or simply “Ronaldo”. This Brazilian’s career takes off after his signing for “FC Barcelona” and there was no looking back after that. Like many other great players, this boy from Rio De Janeiro learned to play this beautiful game on the streets of his neighborhood. He won the Golden Boot in 2002 world cup and considered as the best forward of all times.

           The coolest of all. He played for France. His career took off in Juventus, in 2002 he signed for Real Madrid and the deal was biggest in history at that time. He is considered as the best football player of his generation not only because of his skills with ball but also for his attitude on the pitch. He could pull his team out of any crisis and one can easily feel his affect on other players of the team. He scored 2 goals in 1998 world cup final against Brazil. However his greatest triumph is 2006 world cup, where he led his team to finals showing his out of the world game and spirit. He infamously head-butted “Materrazi” in final and got a red-card, which is considered as the prime factor of France’s defeat.

             This beautiful and fine game will continue to produce many more stars in future, but we can safely say that these names will last forever.