Do You Know These Famous Soccer Players?

Move aside, David Beckham. Pelé is the most famous soccer player who ever lived. Pelé hails from Brazil.

Diego Maradona is an Argentinian footballer. Some regard him as one of the best players that ever lived.

Lionel Messi is a famous Argentinian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona. He plays forward, and folks call him Leo.

Zinedine Zidane goes by the nickname of Zizou. He hails from France and is the coach of Real Madrid Castilla.

Ronaldo is known as "the phenomenon." His real name is Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, and he comes from Brazil.

Ronaldinho is otherwise known as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira. He won the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice.

Hendrik Johannes Cruijff hails from the Netherlands. He is a former Dutch footballer that won the Ballon d'Or three times in the 1970s.

Franz Beckenbauer is a former German player and now manager. He is regarded as the best German footballer of all time.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese player for Real Madrid C.F. His full name is Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro.

Gianluigi Buffon is an Italian goalkeeper known as Gigi. He was born in Carrera, Italy.

Paolo Maldini was a former Italian footballer that could play with either foot. He played as a left back or central defender.

Marco van Basten was a former Dutch footballer who played for Milan. He also coached for the Netherlands national team.

George Best hailed from Ireland. He played as a winger for Manchester United and the Northern Ireland national team.

Manuel Francisco dos Santos was more commonly known as Garrincha. He was a Brazilian footballer known as Mané to his friends.

Andrés Iniesta hails from Spain. He plays for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team as a central midfielder.

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite goes by the name of Kaka. He is both Italian and Brazilian.

Andrea Pirlo is an Italian player that is a free-kick specialist. He plays for the Italian Serie A club Juventus and the Italian national team.

Arthur Antunes Coimbra is more commonly known as Zico. He is from Brazil and is often called the "White Pelé."

Xavier "Xavi" Hernández i Creus is from Spain. He plays for Qatari club Al Sadd as a central midfielder.

Gerd Müller is a retired German footballer. He is called one of the greatest goal scorers of all time.

Thierry Henry is from France. He is a retired player who played for Monaco, Juventus, Barcelona, and the New York Red Bulls.

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer. He played for French club Paris Saint-Germain and the Swedish national team, and currently plays for Manchester.

Ruud Gullit is a famous player from the Netherlands. He played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s.

Eusébio was from Mozambique. His full name is Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, and he's considered one of the greatest players of all time.

Romário was a retired Brazilian footballer who then became a politician. He helped Brazil win the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Dennis Bergkamp is the former Dutch footballer turned assistant manager. He was a forward from Amsterdam.

David Beckham is England's most famous footballer. He was born in Leytonstone, London, United Kingdom.

Franco Baresi is considered to be one of the greatest defenders of all time. He was born in Travagliato, Italy.

Roberto Baggio is a former Italian footballer. He went on to be president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation.

Michel Platini is considered to be one of the best footballers to ever come out of France. He has been the president of the Union of European Football Associations since 2007.

Marcos Evangelista de Morais is commonly known as Cafu. He's a former Brazilian player that played for São Paulo, Roma and Milan.

Francesco Totti is an Italian player that excels at all three positions. He plays for and captains AS Roma.

Peter Schmeichel was a Danish goalkeeper who is now retired. He was voted "World's Best Goalkeeper".

Bobby Charlton was a player for Manchester United. Sir Robert "Bobby" Charlton was considered one of the greatest midfielders of all time.

Raúl, who is Raúl González Blanco, last played for the New York Cosmos. He is a Spanish professional footballer.