#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
80	Leonardo Bonucci	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2005–2024	88.4
81	Diego Forlán	Football	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1997–2019	88.4
83	Eusébio	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1960–1979	88.2
84	Dani Alves	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2023	88.2
85	David Villa	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2000–2019	88.2
88	Bernd Schuster	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1979–1997	88.2
89	David Josué Jiménez Silva	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2023	88.2
90	Ivan Rakitić	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	2006–—	88.2
91	Michel Platini	Football	🇫🇷 France	1972–1987	88.1
92	Oleg Blokhin	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1969–1990	88.1
93	Dida	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2015	88
95	Luís Figo	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1989–2009	87.9
96	José Martínez Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1964–1982	87.9
97	Rinat Dasayev	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	1976–1990	87.9
100	Ousmane Dembélé	Football	🇫🇷 France	2014–—	87.7
101	Marco Verratti	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	87.7
104	Paco Gento	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1952–1971	87.6
105	Fabio Cannavaro	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1992–2011	87.6
107	Oscar Ruggeri	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1980–1997	87.6
108	Henrik Larsson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1992–2013	87.5
109	Romelu Lukaku	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2009–—	87.5
114	Wesley Sneijder	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2003–2019	87.5
116	Giuseppe Bergomi	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1980–1999	87.4
117	Joshua Kimmich	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2013–—	87.4
118	Zlatan Ibrahimović	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1999–2023	87.3
119	Luka Modrić	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	2003–—	87.3
120	Kenny Dalglish	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1971–1990	87.3
123	Cesc Fàbregas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2004–2023	87.3
124	Sergio Ramos	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2003–—	87.2
125	Giuseppe Meazza	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1927–1947	87.2
126	Dino Zoff	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1961–1983	87.2
127	Johan Neeskens	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1968–1991	87.2
128	Andrea Barzagli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	87.2
129	Ciro Immobile	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2008–—	87.2
132	Ivo Viktor	Football	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1964–1977	87.2
133	Thomaz Soares da Silva	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1940–1958	87.2
134	Angelo Peruzzi	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1988–2007	87.1
135	Gianluca Vialli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1981–1999	87.1
137	Toni Kroos	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2007–2024	87
138	Kaká	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2017	87
144	Manuel Neuer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–—	86.8
145	Jorginho	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	86.8
146	Bernard Lacombe	Football	🇫🇷 France	1969–1987	86.8
147	Hans Krankl	Football	🇦🇹 Austria	1971–1989	86.8
148	Marco van Basten	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1981–1995	86.7
149	Fritz Walter	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1937–1959	86.7
150	Paulo Dybala	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2011–—	86.7
154	Ronaldinho	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2015	86.6
155	Gunnar Nordahl	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1940–1958	86.6
156	Iker Casillas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2020	86.5

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