Top 10 forwards of all time

#5 Ronaldo

Ronaldo always seemed to be at his best during World Cups

Considered to be one of the greatest strikers of all time, Ronaldo was an absolute phenomenon at his peak. A three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo at his peak was known for his devastating turn of pace, acceleration, quick dribbling and clinical finishing skills.

When a player plays for Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan and still has no haters, you know that he is something special. Ronaldo, also popularly known as 'O Fenomeno' (The Phenomenon), is probably the most complete striker to ever play the game.

Although Ronaldo is mainly remembered for his heroics in the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup, he also had a phenomenal club career playing especially well at Barcelona.

In fact, former Atletico Madrid and Manchester United star Quinton Fortune even said that Ronaldo was the greatest player he has ever seen:

"He was physical perfection, and he seemed like a mythical figure. I love [Lionel] Messi, I played many times with Cristiano [Ronaldo] and I adore him, Neymar is outstanding, Ronaldinho was exceptional—but if you put all of them together, you might get what Ronaldo was that season (1996-97 at Barcelona)."

The Brazilian superstar could have gone on to become one of the greatest players in the history of the game, but, he suffered two cruel knee injuries in 1999 and 2000 which reduced his pace greatly.

However, even after those two injuries he returned and inspired Brazil to the 2002 World Cup title showing incredible mental grit, determination and willingness to win. Rob Smyth of the Guardian beautifully described Ronaldo's career:

"There were two Ronaldos: the one that returned after long-term injury in 2002 was a great goalscorer, but the 1990s version was a great everything. At his fearsome peak for PSV, Barcelona and Inter Milan he was arguably the most dangerous striker the world has ever seen."

Ronaldo on his day was quite simply unstoppable.