"C. Ronaldo's Triumph in the 'Marca' Survey for the Greatest Footballer of All Time" © JumpStory

The Spanish media giant "Marca" organized a survey on their website to select the best football player of all time. In the "Marca GOAT" survey, a total of 16 players were mentioned. According to the readers of "Marca," the best player of all time should be considered Cristiano Ronaldo. In the final survey, he defeated Lionel Messi by 54 percent to 46. C. Ronaldo had to go through three rounds to reach the final stage. In the first round, he defeated Paolo Maldini, in the second - Zinedine Zidane, and finally in the third - Diego Maradona. L. Messi also went through the same amount of rounds - initially beating France's Raymond Kopa, and later surpassing Alfredo Di Stefano and Ronaldo Nazario. In third place, with 2% more votes than D. Maradona, is Brazilian Ronaldo, who in the previous round defeated his legendary compatriot Pele."