in a 1999 vote by fifa, zico was ranked the eighth best player of the century.

making his mark on european football, ronaldo played for real madrid, barcelona, and inter milan, whie becoming one of only three men to have won the fifa world player of the year award three times or more.

one of brazil's most iconic players, ronaldo was the leading goal scorer, in world cup goals, until 2014 when he was surpassed by germany's miroslav klose with one goal - ronaldo's proudest moment came in 2002 when he won the tournament's golden boot award en route to lifting the trophy.