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#3 Luis Suarez- 256 assists
Luis Suarez is easily one of the three best strikers of the last decade and alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr., he formed the most deadly attacking trio of the 21st century at Barcelona. An absolutely lethal finisher, Suarez is also a great all-round technician as evidenced by his place on this distinguished podium.
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Suarez has registered a whopping 256 assists for both club and country over the course of his career which is outrageous for a striker. He is undoubtedly one of those players who is deserving of the tag of complete forward.
Suarez is tricky, can beat a defender in the blink of an eye and packs a mean strike in his right foot and is one of the reasons why Barcelona's domination in Europe extended into the 2nd decade of the 21st century.
His stunning goals on one night against Norwich City in the Premier League is the stuff of dreams.
#2 Cristiano Ronaldo - 258 assists
Cristiano Ronaldo's detractors would like to keep reiterating that the Portuguese legend is not a team player. That it is hearsay not based on evidence should be clear to any football fan who has watched him tear apart defences in England, Spain and now, Italy.
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest to have ever played the game and after rising to fame at Manchester United, he truly blossomed into one of the greatest of all time at Real Madrid.
Always hungry for challenges and built like no other footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, at the age of 35, continues to be one of the best players in the world. The 5 time Ballon d'Or award winner is currently at Juventus and even there, in a star studded team, he is the best player by a mile.
#1 Lionel Messi- 319 assists
I guess the gulf in numbers speaks for itself as we greet the man who tops the list. A footballing genius whose unwavering loyalty to Barcelona is a rare and distinguished thing these days has captured the imaginations of all football fans since the day he stepped on to the field at Camp Nou as a teenage understudy to some of the modern day greats like Ronaldinho.
The diminutive Argentine is a wizard like no other and is arguably the best forward of his generation. Lionel Messi is all the things a good attacker needs to be. He has impeccable vision, is perhaps the best dribber in the world and has an eye for goal that constantly causes our jaws to drop in awe.
A 6 time recipient of the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi has bagged almost all the big honours in the game except for an elusive World Cup.
