Ballon d’Or all-time football Dream Team

[Mulletperm]

What would your starting 11 be from these?

Goalkeeper
Nominated players: Gordon Banks, Gigi Buffon, Iker Casillas, Sepp Maier, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Nkono, Peter Schmeichel, Edwin Van der Sar, Lev Yashin, Dino Zoff

Right Back
Nominated players: Giuseppe Bergomi, Cafu, Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Claudio Gentile, Manfred Kaltz, Philipp Lahm, Wim Suurbier, Lilian Thuram, Berti Vogts

Centre Back
Nominated players: Franco Baresi, Franz Beckenbauer, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcel Desailly, Ronald Koeman, Bobby Moore, Daniel Passarella, Matthias Sammer, Gaetano Scirea, Sergio Ramos

Left Back
Nominated players: Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Antonio Cabrini, Giacinto Facchetti, Junior, Ruud Krol, Paolo Maldini, Marcelo, Nilton Santos, Roberto Carlos.

Defensive Midfield
Nominated Players: Bozsik, Busquets, Didi, Falcao, Gerrard, Gerson, Guardiola, Masoputs, Matthäus, Neeskens, Pirlo, Redondo, Rijkaard, Schuster, Seedorf, Luis Suarez (ESP), Tardelli, Tigana, Xabi Alonso, Xavi

Attacking Midfield
Nominated players: R. Baggio, B. Charlton, Di Stefano, Francescoli, Gullit, Hagi, Iniesta, Kopa, Kubala, Maradona, Mazzola, Pelé (no idea why he is in as MF), Platini, Puskas, Rivera, Schiaffino, Socrates, Totti, Zico, Zidane

Right Winger
Nominated Players: Beckham, Best, Eto’o, Figo, Garrincha, Jairzinho, Keegan, Matthews, Messi, Robben.

Left Winger
Nominated players: Blokhine, Djazic, Giggs, Henry, Rivaldo, Rivelino, Rummenigge, Ronaldinho, C. Ronaldo, Stoichkov.

Centre Forward
Nominated Players: Bergkamp, Cruyff, Dalglish, Eusebio, Kocsis, G. Müller, Romario, Ronaldo, Van Basten, Weah

 

[Mulletperm]

Mine - I think.

.............................Buffon.............................
Cafu.......Beckenbauer..........Baresi............Maldini
..................Matthaus........Rijkaard..................
Messi....................Maradona..................Ronaldo
..........................Real Ronaldo.......................

 

[Baleforce]

How the hell is Bale not in there?

How the hell is Gerrard in there, and in a defensive position too?

 

[Mulletperm]

Im guessing because Bale didnt get nominated for the Ballon d'or?

 

[Baleforce]

Im guessing because Bale didnt get nominated for the Ballon d'or?

he has been a few times

 

[Mulletperm]

It's a bit weird actually having a look. There's no Modric or Kaka, who were both winners. So I've no idea how they selected those players.

 

[AuroRaman]

My 11 would be Sissoko

 

[AuroRaman]

Oh fine, it would be:

Schmeichel

Cafu
Baresi
Beckenbauer
Maldini

Xavi
Pirlo
Maradona
Ronaldo
Messi

Real Ronaldo

 

[Rorschach]

No ginger Pele either. Sham list.

 

[Kandi1977]

I've gone fairly offensive, but I depend upon Beckenbauer sweeping up anyone managing to actually get the ball inside our half.
Buffon
Cafu - Beckenbauer- Ramos - Maldini
Iniesta - Pirlo - Maradona
Messi - Ronaldo - Ronaldo

 

[El Guepardo]

Or a team that didn’t get nominated...

Kahn
Zanetti
Nesta
King
Lizarazu
Makelele
Nedved
Rensenbrink
Gascoigne
Greaves
Batistuta

 

[AuroRaman]

I’ll be honest, my team would batter any other team mentioned in this thread.

 

[Baleforce]

I’ll be honest, my team would batter any other team mentioned in this thread.

Nope, my team would have Bale in it.

And Lamela.

And Sissoko.

Checkmate.

 

[El Guepardo]

I’ll be honest, my team would batter any other team mentioned in this thread.

None of your attacking players would get past Ledley, so it might be difficult.

 

[AuroRaman]

Nope, my team would have Bale in it.

And Lamela.

And Sissoko.

Checkmate.

None of your attacking players would get past Ledley, so it might be difficult.

I refer you to the my first post and the first team I presented in this thread

#GOAT

 

[jts1882]

Banks, although from what I've read about Yashin it could be him.

There are so many tough choices in the back four, especially centre-back. My only certainty was Beckenbauer, but can't argue against this quartet.

Cafu
Baresi
Beckenbauer
Maldini

The stand out names in defensive midifield are Pirlo and Xavi but is that a defensive midfield. Perhaps Matthäus with one of them or even Platini.

The choice for attacking midfield is absurd. You could make a choice for the front four from that list, say four from Di Stefano, Maradona, Pelé, Puskas and Zidane, all of whom get considered in best player ever lists. How can either of Pele or Maradona be omitted, especially as they don't play the same position?

The front three pick themselves. I couldn't leave out Messi, Ronaldo (winking type) or Cruyff, three of my six candidates for best player ever.

Which leaves me with the following XI after cheating:

Banks
Cafu, Baresi, Beckenbauer, Maldini
Matthäus
Messi, Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo
Cruyff

 

[parklane1]

Banks

Cafu
Beckenbaur
Moore
Maldini

Best
Maradona
Messi
C.Ronaldo

Cruyff
G.Muller

 

[yiddo37]

Strange categories for some but here's mine:
Buffon

Lahm
Baresi
Scirea
Maldini

Pirlo
Messi
Zidane
C Ronaldo
Maradona

Ronaldo

 

[johnola]

Goalkeepers
Peter Schmeichel

Right Back (nah)

Centre Back
Franz Beckenbauer

Left Back (nah)

Defensive Midfield (nah)

Attacking Midfield
Maradona, Pelé, Puskas,

Right Winger
Garrincha, Messi,

Left Winger
CR7

Centre Forward
Cruyff, G. Müller, Ronaldo

 

[El Guepardo]

Goalkeepers
Peter Schmeichel

Right Back (nah)

Centre Back
Franz Beckenbauer

Left Back (nah)

Defensive Midfield (nah)

Attacking Midfield
Maradona, Pelé, Puskas,

Right Winger
Garrincha, Messi,

Left Winger
CR7

Centre Forward
Cruyff, G. Müller, Ronaldo

Ossie, is that you?