Legendary Argentine Diego Maradona has beaten both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to be voted the best footballer of all time by fans.
The 1986 World Cup winner is frequently placed in the conversation for football 'GOAT' alongside fellow icon Pele and Barcelona captain Messi and Juventus superstar Ronaldo.
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Now, fans over at Ranker have named the former Barcelona and Napoli forward top of a star-studded list of legends.
Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Messi took home second place in the fan vote, while fierce rival and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo came third.
The top 10 also includes Arsenal icon Thierry Henry, Juventus legend Gianluigi Buffon and Brazilian hero Ronaldinho.
Surprisingly, Pele failed to crack the top 10 and finished 17th in the rankings behind Neymar, David Beckham and Steven Gerrard.
Posted below are the 40 best players in football history, according to fans.


40. Frank Lampard
39. Sergio Ramos
38. Rivaldo
37. Franz Beckenbauer
36. Dennis Bergkamp
35. Philipp Lahm
34. Francesco Totti
33. Didier Drogba
32. Luis Figo
31. Arjen Robben

30. Wayne Rooney
29. Peter Schmeichel
28. Manuel Neuer
27. Raul
26. Iker Casillas
25. George Best
24. Zlatan Ibrahimovic
23. Roberto Baggio
22. Lev Yashin
21. Robert Lewandowski

20. Luis Suarez
19. Gerd Muller
18. Roberto Carlos
17. Pele
16. Johan Cruyff
15. Xavi
14. Steven Gerrard
13. Carles Puyol
12. David Beckham
11. Neymar

10. Andres Iniesta
9. Thierry Henry
8. Gianluigi Buffon
7. Luka Modric
6. Ronaldinho
5. Zinedine Zidane
4. Ronaldo
3. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
1. Diego Maradona

You can check out which players finished outside of the top 40 over at Ranker.
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