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#4 Rivaldo
Ronaldo and Rivaldo. Every football fan of my generation would have grown up watching these two footballers wowing the world in the 1998 and 2002 World Cups. The Brazilian magician was a powerful, highly skilful, and creative player, known for his dribbling ability, use of feints, balance, and close ball control.
Although he did not play as an out and out striker, the Brazilian playmaker was a prolific goalscorer and was at his peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s winning the Ballon d’Or and FIFA World Player of the Year in 1999.
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He was part of the famous trio that proved themselves too hot to handle as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo picked apart every defence in the Championships and brought home their Fifth World Cup. Rivaldo scored in the first five games of the World Cup as he decimated every opponent he faced.
Spanish football expert John Carlin wrote that Rivaldo “combines to dazzling effect the two essential qualities of the ideal footballer: artistry and efficiency”. Would there be a better way to sum up one of the most celebrated careers in World football? I believe not.
