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Following The Football 100 and The Basketball 100, the experts and award-winning journalists at The Athletic present their definitive ranking of the greatest male soccer players to ever grace the pitch.
The Athletic is back, returning with 100 compelling profiles of soccer’s most celebrated characters, from Dixie Dean, whose 1928 record for the most goals scored in an English top-flight season remains unbroken, to Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi, whose stellar performances in the 2022 World Cup final drew almost 1.5 billion television viewers.
Each feature brings to life a player who has left his own mark on the game, whether he is known for a distinct trademark flash of skill—such as Johan Cruyff’s celebrated turn—or renowned for reinventing tactics or even entire positions. Some, like Pelé, Ferenc Puskás, Lev Yashin, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Diego Maradona, have become national icons. Others have carried club teams to silverware, conjured goals that have gone down in folklore, or found ways to stifle the sport’s most prolific forwards through their defensive excellence. Plenty suffered for their art along the way, yet their brilliance still illuminated matches on the most glittering of stages.
With a team of writers covering the sport worldwide, The Athletic leaves no stone unturned charting the players who have decorated the game’s most memorable moments. Through their stories, they reveal a global legacy and a sport that has divided the world through friendly rivalries while uniting it in overwhelming passion.
The Soccer 100 is a celebration of the beautiful game and its storied history, as told through its 100 greatest players.
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“The impact of soccer goes far and wide, and this is a tribute to the sport that continues to entertain and amaze. Delve into the mesmerizing lives of the athletes who keep our passion for the game alive.”
— Barnes&Noble.com
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About the Authors
Oliver Kay is a senior writer at The Athletic, having previously spent nineteen years at the New York Times, and is a veteran of eleven World Cups and European Championships. His first book, Forever Young: The Story of Adrian Doherty, Football’s Lost Genius, won both the Football Book of the Year and Sports Book of the Year awards at the British Sports Book Awards in 2017.
James Horncastle is a senior writer for The Athletic, specializing in Italian and European football. He speaks Italian, has lived in Rome, and is a regular contributor to the BBC and TNT Sports. In September 2024, he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for his contribution to promoting Italian football and strengthening the cultural ties between Italy and the United Kingdom.
The Athletic has built the world’s largest sports newsroom by focusing on deep reporting, expert analysis, and unmatched journalism to drive its storytelling. It recently became a part of the New York Times company.
About Tim Campbell
Tim Campbell, winner of AudioFile Earphones Awards, is a narrator and actor based in Los Angeles, California. He studied at the University of California and earned a BA in music and theater and a certification from the prestigious Great Books program at Pepperdine University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is also a classically trained singer and performs regularly with the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Los Angeles Opera Chorus, as well as on studio soundtracks for film and television.