Gordon Banks $3
1966 World Cup winner with England. His save from Pele's header in 1970 is widely called the greatest of all time. Calm, agile, an…
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1966 World Cup winner with England. His save from Pele's header in 1970 is widely called the greatest of all time. Calm, agile, an…
2006 World Cup winner with Italy. 176 international caps. Played top-flight football into his 40s. The benchmark for modern Italia…
Redefined goalkeeping as a sweeper. 2014 World Cup winner with Germany. Plays as an 11th outfield player. Bayern Munich's spine fo…
Der Kaiser. Invented the modern libero role. World Cup winner as player (1974) and manager (1990). Two-time Ballon d'Or as a defen…
Juventus and Italy's libero genius. 1982 World Cup winner. Never received a red card across 552 career games. Pure class, on and o…
Left back with a sledgehammer left foot. 2002 World Cup winner. His banana free kick vs France (1997) still defies physics. Real M…
Two-time World Cup winner (1994, 2002). Only player to play in three consecutive World Cup finals. Defined the modern attacking ri…
2006 World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or winner — one of only three defenders to ever win it. 5'9" against giants, never lost an aeri…
Barcelona and Spain's warrior captain. World Cup winner (2010, scored the semifinal header vs Germany). Three Champions Leagues. P…
AC Milan's other half of the post-Maldini era. Two-time Champions League winner. 2006 World Cup winner. Effortless reading of the …
France's most-capped player (142). 1998 World Cup winner, 2000 Euros winner. Scored both goals in the 1998 World Cup semifinal vs …
France's defensive rock. World Cup winner (1998), Euros winner (2000), two Champions Leagues (Marseille, AC Milan). Could play CB …
Le President. 1998 World Cup winner. Kissed bald keeper Barthez before every game. Calm, technical center back who could also scor…
Barcelona's home-grown center back. World Cup winner (2010), Euros winner (2012), three Champions Leagues. Ball-playing pioneer of…
Bayern Munich one-club captain. 2014 World Cup winner as Germany's captain. Played left back, right back, and central midfield — a…
Four Champions Leagues at Real Madrid, World Cup winner 2018. Imperial in the air, never panicked on the ball. The defender's defe…
1998 World Cup winner, 2000 Euros winner. Three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. The volley in the 2002 Champions League final …
2002 World Cup winner. Two FIFA World Players of the Year. Barcelona's joy in human form. Brought samba to Camp Nou and made even …
1986 World Cup winner. The Hand of God and the Goal of the Century in the same match. Carried Napoli to two Serie A titles single-…
2002 World Cup winner. 1999 Ballon d'Or. Bicycle kicks, free kicks, left-footed magic. Part of the unbeatable Brazil 2002 attackin…