Football GOAT Ranking

Your love makes me strong, your hate makes me unstoppable.

What are you looking at, fool? Go away, fool.

Talent without hard work is nothing.

First Nigerian to win Serie A Golden Boot; top scorer in Napoli's Scudetto-winning season

Football has changed.

1% chance, 99% faith.

Pulling on your country's shirt is the greatest honour a footballer can have.

I once cried because I had no shoes to play soccer, but one day, I met a man who had no feet.

I lost to my body.

I learned all about life with a ball at my feet.

I could have died on the pitch.

I was born in hell. That’s not a joke. For my European friends who don’t know, the favela where I grew up in São Paulo is actually called In...

Most goals by a Dutch player in Bundesliga history

Most assists in a single Bundesliga season

I came like a king, left like a legend.

If I die, I want to be born again and I want to be a footballer. And I want to be Diego Armando Maradona again.

You can always improve, even after a great season.

All-time top scorer for Benfica

I always think about what I missed, and I think that was my driving force - never be satisfied with what I've done.

Youngest goalscorer in La Liga history

Goals aren't my fuel. They're more like the paint. The special paint for the car that looks good on the outside.

I cheated on all my girlfriends, but I never cheated on Roma.

I was born to score goals.

UEFA Men's Player of the Year 2019

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning...

Only goalkeeper to win the Ballon d'Or

I don't care what people say. I am who I am.

If I have to make a tackle then I have already made a mistake.

When times are down, keep believing, keep working hard, and things will pick up.

I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.

The Champions League anthem is my alarm tone.

Youngest Chelsea player to score in a European final

Key player in Total Football

I always like to improve myself.

I will play until I die.

I am happy to work hard for the team.

In football, the result is an impostor.

Most clean sheets in FIFA World Cup history

Highest goal-to-game ratio for any player in La Liga history

Most consecutive upvotes on Vote-The-Goat.com

Football is made for those who love the ball.

Playing football is very simple, but playing simple football is the hardest thing there is.

If you win without sacrifice, you enjoy it but it's more satisfying when you have struggled.

What matters is winning and helping the team.

Respect and humility are non-negotiable.

Most goals in a single Bundesliga season until 2021

Football is not a one-man show.

All-time top scorer for Juventus

Had I not become a footballer, I think I would have been a virgin.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest Austrian players of all time