1. Johan Cruyff (Holland)
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29 February, 2024
Europe's greatest footballers 1970-74
1. Johan Cruyff (Holland)
Ajax average ratings 1994/95
Milan ratings during the Ibrahimović era (2010-12 & 2019-22)
6,40 Zlatan Ibrahimović (5 seasons)
Real Madrid ratings 1999/2000
6,82 Iker Casillas
6,29 Iván Helguera
6,27 Raúl
6,25 Roberto Carlos
6,23 Sávio
6,17 Steve McManaman
6,16 Iván Campo, Karanka
6,15 Júlio César
6,07 Fernando Redondo
6,06 Hierro
6,01 Michel Salgado, Geremi Njitap
5,93 Nicolas Anelka
5,88 Morientes
5,85 Guti
5,82 Clarence Seedorf
5,77 Perica Ognjenovic
5,64 Sanchís
5,47 Christian Karembeu
5,45 Albano Bizzarri
28 February, 2024
Players' market value, August 1958
According to El Gráfico.
$200.000* : Pelé (Brazil)
$180.000 : Garrincha (Brazil)
$160.000 : Vavá (Brazil), Raymond Kopa, Just Fontaine (France)
$150.000 : Didi (Brazil)
$120.000 : Nílton Santos, Bellini, Gilmar (Brazil), Kurt Hamrin (Sweden), Omar Sívori (Argentina/Italy), Alfredo Di Stéfano (Argentina/Spain)
$100.000 : Roger Piantoni (France), Branko Zebec (Yugoslavia), Břetislav Dolejší, Gustav Mráz (Czechoslovakia), Helmut Rahn (West Germany), Harry Gregg (N. Ireland)
$80.000 : Yuri Voinov (USSR), Danny Blanchflower (N. Ireland), Erich Juskowiak (West Germany), Orvar Bergmark (Sweden), Dragoslav Šekularac (Yugoslavia), Pavol Molnár (Czechoslovakia)
$70.000 : Hans Buzek (Austria), Ivor Allchurch (Wales), Jean Vincent (France)
$60.000 : Nils Liedholm (Sweden), Oreste Corbatta (Argentina), Herbert Erhardt (West Germany), Valentin Ivanov (USSR)
*) $200.000 in 1958 is worth $2.082.000 today.
Player ratings Italy 1-2 Argentina (today 23 years ago)
1-0 25' Fiore, 1-1 36 Kily González, 1-2 48' Crespo. Att: 15.000 (Rome).
Italien: Buffon 6,38 — F. Cannavaro 5,38, Pierini 4,88, Maldini 5,38 (53' Bertotto 5,33) — C. Zenoni 4,88, Tommasi 6,50 (76' Di Biagio), Tacchinardi 5,38, Pessotto 5,25 (70' Coco) — Fiore 5,88 (53' Totti 5,50) — Vieri 5,75 (71' Delvecchio), F. Inzaghi 5,38. — coach: Trapattoni. = average: 5,53 [lame]
Argentina: Burgos 6,00 — Vivas 6,00, Ayala 6,25 (82' Pochettino), Samuel 6,50 — J. Zanetti 6,50, Simeone 6,25, Verón 6,25 (74' Husain), Sorin 6,75 — Aimar 7,38 (82' Gallardo), Kily González 7,00 (86' Gustavo López) — Crespo 7,50 (94' Cruz). — coach: Bielsa. = average: 6,58 [very good]
27 February, 2024
Top rated Premier League players 2003/04
6,85 Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
1982 World Cup: average ratings in the 1st group stage
Ratings: El Gráfico.
8,33 Osvaldo Ardiles (Arg)
8,00 Rinat Dasaev (URS)
7,67 Américo Gallego (Arg)
7,33 Pierre Littbarski (BRD), Ferenc Mészáros (Hun), Oleg Blokhin (URS)
7,00 Luizinho, Sócrates, Toninho Cerezo (Bra), Diego Maradona (Arg), Alain Giresse (Fra), Friedl Koncilia (Aut), Walter Meeuws (Bel)
Player ratings Real Madrid 0-1 Atlético (today 8 years ago)
0-1 53' Antoine Griezmann l. (Filipe Luís). Att: 79.436.
Real Madrid: Keylor Navas 6,50 - Raphaël Varane 5,70, Sergio Ramos 5,50, Dani Carvajal 5,60, Danilo 6,10, Toni Kroos 5,30, James Rodríguez 4,40 (57' Lucas Vázquez 5,60), Luka Modrić 5,70, Isco 4,80 (70' Jesé Rodríguez 5,50), Cristiano Ronaldo 5,20, Karim Benzema 5,60 (46' Borja Mayoral 5,80). - coach: Zinédine Zidane 5,00. = average: 5,52 [feeble]
Atlético: Jan Oblak 6,50 - Diego Godín 6,30, Filipe Luís 6,60, Juanfran 6,50, José Giménez 6,30, Koke 6,30, Augusto Fernández 6,80 (76' Matías Kranevitter), Gabi 6,30, Saúl 6,80, Antoine Griezmann 7,40, Fernando Torres 6,10 (81' Ángel Correa). - coach: Diego Simeone 8,00. = average: 6,54 [very good]
26 February, 2024
Player ratings Roma 3-0 Barcelona [today 22 years ago]
1-0 61' Emerson, 2-0 74' Montella, 3-0 90' Tommasi. Att: 69.869.
Roma: Antonioli 6,25 — Zebina 6,50, Samuel 7,00, Panucci 6,75 — Cafu 6,75, Emerson 6,75, Lima 6,25, Candela 7,00 — Totti 7,00 (87' Cassano) — Batistuta 5,00 (72' Tommasi 6,75), Delvecchio 5,75 (46' Montella 7,50). — coach: Capello. = average: 6,56 [very good]
Barcelona: Reina 5,25 — Puyol 5,75, Christanval 5,00, F. de Boer 5,50, Sergi 5,50 (78' Xavi) — Motta 5,00 (65' Overmars 5,00), Cocu 5,50 — Luis Enrique 5,25 (82' Rochemback), Gerard 5,00 — Rivaldo 6,50, Kluivert 5,75. — coach: Rexach. = average: 5,42 [lame]
25 February, 2024
Player ratings Juventus 3-0 Milan (today 23 years ago)
1-0 9' Tudor, 2-0 67' F. Inzaghi, 3-0 91' Zidane. Att: 48.140 (1.459.529.000 lire).
Juventus: van der Sar 6,50 — Tudor 6,50, Ferrara 6,50, Montero 6,25, Pessotto 5,75 — Birindelli 6,00 (80' Zambrotta), Tacchinardi 6,75, Davids 6,50 — Zidane 6,00 (92' Brighi) — F. Inzaghi 6,25 (87' Kovacevic), Del Piero 6,25. — coach: Ancelotti 6,25. = average: 6,30 [good]
Milan: Abbiati 6,25 — Roque Júnior 5,25, Maldini 5,25, Sala 5,50 — Helveg 5,50 (69' Guly), Albertini 5,50, Kaladze 6,00 (71' Gattuso), Giunti 5,75 (62' Boban), Coco 5,75 — Shevchenko 6,00, Leonardo 5,50. — coach: Zaccheroni 5,50. = average: 5,66 [disappointing]
24 February, 2024
Yugoslavia ratings in the 1962 World Cup
Ratings: France Football.
7,00 Dragoslav Šekularac
6,83 Vladimir Durković
6,70 Petar Radaković
6,67 Milutin Šoškić
6,50 Vlatko Marković, Fahrudin Jusufi, Vladica Popović, Milan Galić
6,33 Dražan Jerković
6,10 Josip Skoblar
6,00 Vladica Kovačević
5,00 Vojislav Melić
Man United ratings 1990/91
6,38 Bryan Robson
Brazil ratings in the 1962 World Cup
6,67 Gilmar, Nílton Santos, Garrincha
6,33 Djalma Santos, Mauro Ramos, Zito
6,25 Amarildo
6,17 Zózimo
6,00 Vavá, Pelé
5,83 Didi
Player ratings Portugal 1-3 Italy (today 31 years ago)
0-1 2' Roberto Baggio, 0-2 25' Pierluigi Casiraghi, 1-2 57' Fernando Couto PK, 1-3 74' Dino Baggio. Att: 30.761 (Estádio das Antas, Porto).
Portugal: Vítor Baía 6,00 - Fernando Mendes 5,50, Fernando Couto 6,75, Hélder 5,00 (35' Rui Barros 5,00), João Pinto 5,50, José Semedo 5,50, Luís Figo 5,75, Oceano 5,50, Carlos Xavier 5,25, Domingos Paciência 5,00 (46' Rui Águas 6,50), Futre 6,25. - coach: Carlos Queiroz. = average: 5,65 [disappointing]
Italy: Gianluca Pagliuca 6,50 - Pietro Vierchowod 6,50, Alessandro Costacurta 6,25, Paolo Maldini 7,25, Mauro Tassotti 6,25, Demetrio Albertini 6,50, Diego Fuser 6,00, Dino Baggio 6,75, Giuseppe Signori 6,25, Roberto Baggio 6,75 (85' Roberto Mancini), Pierluigi Casiraghi 6,75 (27' Gianluigi Lentini 5,50). - coach: Arrigo Sacchi. = average: 6,44 [strong]
Scotland ratings in the 1986 World Cup
6,50 Gordon Strachan
6,38 Jim Leighton
6,12 Willie Miller
6,03 Richard Gough
5,99 Roy Aitken
5,96 Maurice Malpas
5,92 Graeme Souness
5,62 Paul Sturrock
5,61 David Narey
5,57 Steve Nicol
Top rated players of the First Division 1984/85
Ratings: Match magazine.
7,33 Peter Reid (Everton)
7,31 Pat Nevin (Chelsea)
7,27 Alvin Martin (West Ham)
7,26 Paul Allen (West Ham)
7,25 Glenn Roeder (Newcastle)
7,22 David Speedie (Chelsea)
7,18 Mark Lawrenson (Liverpool)
7,14 Tony Godden (West Bromwich)
7,11 Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool)
7,10 Paul Bracewell (Everton), Ricky Hill (Luton), John Barnes (Watford), Peter Beardsley (Newcastle)
7,05 Mick Lyons (Sheff Wednesday), Ally Robertson (West Bromwich)
7,04 Neville Southall (Everton), Brian Marwood (Sheff Wednesday), Peter Shilton (Southampton)
7,02 Chris Waddle (Newcastle)
7,00 Andy Blair (Sheff Wednesday), Shaun Elliott (Sunderland)
23 February, 2024
Parma ratings 1992/93
6,57 Faustino Asprilla
6,52 Marco Ballotta
6,40 Lorenzo Minotti
6,39 Alberto Di Chiara
6,36 Georges Grün
6,28 Stefano Cuoghi
6,27 Marco Osio
6,26 Luigi Apolloni, Fausto Pizzi
6,20 Antonio Benarrivo
6,19 Daniele Zoratto
6,15 Gabriele Pin
6,10 Tomas Brolin
6,09 Alessandro Melli
5,92 Ivo Pulga
5,90 Gianluca Hervatin
5,89 Salvatore Matrecano
5,64 Cláudio Taffarel
22 February, 2024
Roma ratings 1985/86
The top 60 of the 1978 World Cup
1. Mario Kempes (Argentina)
2. Paolo Rossi (Italy)
3. Ubaldo Fillol (Argentina)
4. Ruud Krol (Netherlands)
5. Dirceu (Brazil)
6. Hans Krankl (Austria)
7. Rob Rensenbrink (Netherlands)
8. Leopoldo Luque (Argentina)
9. Arie Haan (Netherlands)
10. Teófilo Cubillas (Peru)
11. Ronnie Hellström (Sweden)
12. Daniel Passarella (Argentina)
13. Marius Trésor (France)
14. Roberto Bettega (Italy)
15. Zbigniew Boniek (Poland)
16. Michel Platini (France)
17. Antonio Cabrini (Italy)
18. Johnny Rep (Netherlands)
19. Toninho (Brazil)
20. Johan Neeskens (Netherlands)
21. Herbert Prohaska (Austria), Grzegorz Lato (Poland)
23. Claudio Gentile (Italy), Didier Six (France)
25. Óscar y Batista (Brazil)
27. Leão (Brazil)
28. Amaral (Brazil), Ramón Quiroga (Peru)
30. Bruno Pezzey (Austria), Franco Causio (Italy)
32. Nelinho (Brazil)
33. Romeo Benetti (Italy), Berti Vogts (West Germany)
35. Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina)
36. Marco Tardelli (Italy)
37. Mauro Bellugi (Italy)
38. Daniel Bertoni (Argentina)
39. Henri Michel (France)
40. Kazimierz Deyna (Poland), René van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
42. Alberto Tarantini (Argentina)
43. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (West Germany), Willy van de Kerkhof (Netherlands)
46. András Törőcsik (Hungary)
46. Ernie Brandts (Netherlands), Juan José Muñante (Peru)
48. César Cueto (Peru), Américo Gallego (Argentina)
50. Robert Sara (Austria), Gaetano Scirea (Italy)
52. Antoni Szymanowski (Poland), Juan Manuel Asensi (Spain)
53. Sepp Maier (West Germany), Rubén Toribio Díaz (Peru), Wim Jansen (Netherlands)
56. Jorge Olguin (Argentina), Témime Lahzami (Tunisia)
58. Heinz Flohe (West Germany), Juan Carlos Oblitas (Peru), Adam Nawałka (Poland)
21 February, 2024
Brazil all-time Best XI
Guerin Sportivo (1994)
Gilmar
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Bellini
Luís Pereira
Djalma Santos
Nílton Santos
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Falcão
Didi
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Garrincha
Leônidas
Pelé
Rivelino
19 February, 2024
Croatia ratings in the Euro 1996
18 February, 2024
Portugal ratings in the 1986 World Cup
6,37 Carlos Manuel
6,27 Jaime Pacheco
6,08 Futre
6,04 Diamantino
5,93 Frederico
5,88 Vítor Damas
5,87 Oliveira
5,77 Augusto Inácio
5,65 Álvaro
5,62 André
5,48 Fernando Gomes
Real Sociedad ratings 2002/03
The 40 best players in the 2002 World Cup
Based on ratings and surveys in the international sports press.
1. Ronaldo
2. Oliver Kahn
3. Rivaldo
4. Michael Ballack
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Damien Duff
7. Ronaldinho
8. Hasan Şaş
9. Hong Myung-bo
10. Roberto Carlos
11. Marc Wilmots
12. Junichi Inamoto
13. Raúl
14. El Hadji Diouf
15. Rüştü Reçber
16. Papa Bouba Diop
17. Gerardo Torrado
18. Cafu
19. Hierro
20. Bernd Schneider
21. Carles Puyol
22. Edmílson
23. Thomas Linke
24. Anders Svensson
25. Marcos
26. Alpay Özalan
27. Khalilou Fadiga
28. Landon Donovan
29. Henri Camara
30. Álvaro Recoba
31. Carsten Ramelow
32. Iker Casillas
33. Johan Mjällby
34. Fabio Cannavaro
35. Rónald Gómez
36. Torsten Frings
37. Miroslav Klose
38. Lúcio
39. Song Chong-gug
40. Jay-Jay Okocha
Bulgaria ratings in the Euro 1996
17 February, 2024
Scotland ratings in the Euro 1996
16 February, 2024
Switzerland ratings in the Euro 1996
Holland ratings in the Euro 1996
Top rated players in the 2023 Allsvenskan
14 February, 2024
Hamburger SV ratings 1978/79
Sweden ratings in the Euro 2021
Finland ratings in the Euro 2021
Key stats 1970 World Cup
Number of Passes
475 Overath (BRD)
394 Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra)
331 Challe (Peru)
317 Beckenbauer (BRD)
317 Clodoaldo (Bra)
Passing accuracy
95,3% Piazza (Bra)
93,1% Clodoaldo (Bra)
92,1% F. Vesely (CSSR)
92,1% Brito (Bra)
91,7% Burgnich (Ita), Chumpitaz (Peru)
Passing accuracy opposition half
91,3% Höttges (BRD)
91,2% Clodoaldo (Bra)
90,4% Piazza (Bra)
87,4% Gérson (Bra)
85,6% Dembrovski (Rom)
Duels won (%) minimum 15 duels
79,2% Selander (Swe) (19/5)
77,8% J. Olsson (Swe) (14/4)
70,7% Beckenbauer (BRD) (58/24)
69,7% Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra) (23/10)
67,9% Shesterniev (USSR) (19/9)
Aerial duels won (%) minimum 7 duels
88,9% Rosato (Ita) (8/1)
78,9% Ancheta (Uru) (15/4)
71,4% Labone (Eng) (5/2)
59,3% Seeler (BRD) (16/11)
54,5% Riva (Ita) (12/10), van Himst (Bel) (6/5)
Recoveries
47 Moore (Eng)
40 Cera, De Sisti (Ita)
39 Overath (BRD)
37 Shesterniev (USSR)
35 S. Mazzola (Ita), Castillo-Monteiro (Uru)
Tackles won (%) (minimum 10 tackles)
100,0% Moore (Eng) (12/0)
100,0% Mifflin (Peru) (11/0)
93,8% Burgnich (Ita) (15/1)
92,9% Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra) (13/1)
91,7% Rivelino (Bra) (11/1), Kaplichny (USSR) (11/1)
Clearances
59 Ancheta (Uru)
46 Brito (Bra)
44 Burgnich (Ita)
35 Facchetti (Ita)
34 Rosato (Ita)
Blocks
9 Rosato (Ita)
8 Moore (Eng)
7 Brito (Bra), Cera (Ita)
6 Matosas (Uru), Carlos Alberto Torres (Bra), Schnellinger (BRD)
Interceptions
27 Matosas (Uru)
22 Everaldo (Bra)
19 Piazza (Bra)
18 Shesterniev (USSR), Rosato (Ita)
17 Dockx (Bel)
Successful crosses (minimum 12 crosses)
43,8% Libuda (BRD) (21/27)
41,7% Rivera (Ita) (5/7)
38,5% Bertini (Ita) (5/8)
32,0% Grabowski (BRD) (8/17)
29,4% Satmareanu (Rom) (5/12)
Assists
6 Pelé (Bra)
4 Tostão (Bra)
3 G. Müller, Seeler, Libuda (BRD), Rivelino (Bra), Bonev (Bul)
Chances created
28 Pelé (Bra)
24 Overath (BRD)
18 De Sisti (Ita), León (Peru)
17 Boninsegna (Ita)
16 S. Mazzola (Ita)
13 February, 2024
Brazil average ratings in World Cups, 1998-2022
12 February, 2024
Denmark ratings in the Euro 1996
11 February, 2024
Czech Republic ratings in the Euro 1996
Ratings: Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - El Mundo Deportivo.
Top rated players Clausura 1996
Ratings: El Gráfico.
6,81 Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Gimnasia)
6,70 José Luis Chilavert (Vélez)
6,45 Enzo Francescoli (River)
6,43 Claudio Caniggia (Boca)
6,36 César Orlando Labarre (Belgrano)
6,35 Carlos Bossio (Estudiantes)
6,31 José Fabián Albornoz (Gimnasia), Martín Posse (Vélez)
6,28 Alberto Márcico (Gimnasia)
6,23 Danilo Tosello (Belgrano)