CR7, Figo and Eusébio candidates for France Football’s “Dream Team”

France Football magazine will not deliver the Golden Ball this year, due to the pandemic, so it instead opened the vote with a view to the election of the “Dream Team”, that is, the best ‘eleven’ in history, whose candidates ended this Monday, being presented.

All told, Portugal has a total of three representatives in this race: Cristiano Ronaldo, for the left-wing position, Luís Figo, for the right-wing position, and finally, Eusébio, for the center-forward position.

The final choice will be based on the vote of Internet users – which is already taking place through the official platforms of the publication – and 170 journalists around the world, who will assemble this ‘dream team’ in a 3x4x3.

Nominees:

• Goalkeeper: Gordan Banks, Gianluigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Sepp Maier, Manuer Neuer, Thomas Nkono, Peter Schmeichel, Edwin van der Sar, Lev Yachine e Dino Zoff;

• Right side: Giuseppe Bergomi, Cafu, Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Claudio Gentile, Manfred Kaltz, Philipp Lahm, Wim Suurbier, Lilian Thuram e Berti Vogts;

• Central defense: Franco Baresi, Franz Beckenbauer, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcel Desailly, Ronald Koeman, Bobby Moore, Daniel Passarella, Mathias Sammer, Gaetano Scirea e Sergio Ramos;

• Left-back: Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Antonio Cabrini, Giacinto Facchetti, Junior, Ruud Krol, Paolo Maldini, Marcelo, Nilton Santos e Roberto Carlos;

• Defensive midfielders: Jozsef Bozsik, Sergio Busquets, Didi, Paulo Roberto Falcao, Steven Gerrard, Gerson, Pep Guardiola, Josef Masopust, Lothar Matthäus, Johan Neeskens, Andrea Pirlo, Fernando Redondo, Frank Rijkaard, Bernd Schuster, Clarence Seedorf, Luis Suarez, Marco Tardelli, Jean Tigana, Xabi Alonso e Xavi;

• Attacking midfielders: Roberto Baggio, Bobby Charlton, Alfredo Di Stefano, Enzo Francescoli, Ruud Gullit, Gheorghe Hagi, Andrés Iniesta, Raymond Kopa, Laszlo Kubala, Diego Maradona, Alessandro Mazzola, Pelé, Michel Platini, Ferenc Puskas, Gianni Rivera, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Socrates, Francesco Totti, Zico e Zinédine Zidane;

• Right-winger: David Beckham, George Best, Samuel Eto’o, Luis Figo, Garrincha, Jairzinho, Kevin Keegan, Stanley Matthews, Lionel Messi e Arjen Robben;

• Forward: Dennis Bergkamp, Johan Cruyff, Kenny Dalglish, Eusébio, Sandor Kocsis, Gerd Müller, Romario, Ronaldo, Marco Van Basten e George Weah;

• Left-winger: Oleg Blokhine, Cristiano Ronaldo, Dragan Dzajic, Ryan Giggs, Thierry Henry, Rivaldo, Rivelino, Ronaldinho, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge e Hristo Stoïtchkov.