Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, the two modern-day legends of football, have been ranked in the top 10 of Daily Mail’s top 50 footballers all-time list.
Messi grabbed the number one spot, while Ronaldo is in tenth place.
The rankings highlight a significant gap between Messi and Ronaldo according to the publication.
Notably, Brazilian forward Neymar did not make the list.
The top 10 rankings also featured other iconic players such as Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Johann Cryuff, Alfredo Di Stefano, Ronaldo Nazario, Garrincha and Zico.
Messi has won eight Ballon d’Or awards so far in his career, while Ronaldo has won five.