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Ballon d'Or Dream Team: Messi and Ronaldo find berths

Ballon d'Or Dream Team: Messi and Ronaldo find berths
Written by Rajdeep Saha
Dec 15, 2020, 02:19 pm 2 min read
Ballon d'Or Dream Team: Messi and Ronaldo find berths

Football legends Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been included in the greatest team of all time announced by France Football - Ballon D'or Dream Team. Having canceled its annual Ballon d'Or award for the world's best footballer because of the coronavirus pandemic, the weekly magazine instead has announced its best XI in history. Here are further details.

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Messi reacts after being included in the 'Dream Team'

Messi said it's an honor for him to be included. "For me it is an honour to have been included in the eleven of the Ballon d'Or Dream Team. I want to thank you for choosing me and also congratulate all the players who were selected ... and all the nominees, there are real phenomena on that list," said Messi in an Instagram post.

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I'm obviously proud to be amongst such extraordinary players: Cristiano

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won the Ballon d'Or five times, said that the fellow players deserves his respect and admiration. "I'm very honoured to be part of France Football's all-time 11. What an amazing Dream Team. They all deserve my respect and admiration and I'm obviously proud to be amongst such extraordinary players. Thank you!"

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A look at the Ballon d'Or Dream team

Goal-keeper: Lev Yashin. Defenders: Cafu, Franz Beckenbauer, and Paolo Maldini. Mid-fielders: Lothar Matthäus, Xavi, Pelé, and Maradona. Forwards: Lionel Messi, Ronaldo, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ronaldo
Ronaldo adjudged the best centre forward

Meanwhile, former Real Madrid and Barcelona stalwart Ronaldo expressed pride at being named in the No. 9 position. "It's such an honour to be elected the best centre forward of all time in the Dream Team by France Football," Ronaldo said on Instagram. The legendary striker was a two-time World Cup winner and dual Ballon d'Or recipient as well.

Legends
Pele and Maradona feature in the side

Pele, arguably the greatest player of all time, is included alongside Diego Maradona who sadly passed away last month. The two South American greats have long been the two contenders for GOAT-status in football. Brazil's Pele won three FIFA World Cups while Maradona single-handedly guided Argentina to the trophy in 1986.

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The best players of all time

⭐After the votes of 140 journalists from all around the world, here is the #BOdreamteam with 11 best players of all time ! ⭐ pic.twitter.com/FsKAoSyGZL

— France Football (@francefootball) December 14, 2020
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Rajdeep Saha is a sports journalist at NewsBytes. He has an experience of over 10 years covering sports across print, online, broadcast, and freelance mediums. He has previously worked with Millennium Post, Zee News English, and NewsX. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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