#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
101	Brandi Chastain	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2010	87.2
102	Julie Ertz	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2023	87.2
103	Birgit Prinz	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1993–2011	87
104	Toni Kroos	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2007–2024	87
105	Kaká	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2001–2017	87
106	Christen Press	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–—	87
107	Beth Mead	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–—	86.9
108	Heather O'Reilly	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2019	86.9
109	Kelley O'Hara	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2024	86.9
110	Marie-Antoinette Katoto	Football	🇫🇷 France	2015–—	86.9
111	Manuel Neuer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–—	86.8
112	Jorginho	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–—	86.8
113	Bernard Lacombe	Football	🇫🇷 France	1969–1987	86.8
114	Marco van Basten	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1981–1995	86.7
115	Fritz Walter	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1937–1959	86.7
116	Paulo Dybala	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	2011–—	86.7
117	Debinha	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	2009–—	86.7
118	Sandra Paños	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2010–—	86.7
119	Esther González	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2011–—	86.7
120	Ronaldinho	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2015	86.6
121	Gunnar Nordahl	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1940–1958	86.6
122	Iker Casillas	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2020	86.5
123	Raymond Kopa	Football	🇫🇷 France	1949–1967	86.4
124	Célia Šašić	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2005–2015	86.4
125	Gianluca Zambrotta	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1994–2014	86.4
126	Griedge Mbock	Football	🇫🇷 France	2012–—	86.4
127	Sonia Bermúdez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2002–2021	86.4
128	Ryan Giggs	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1990–2014	86.2
129	Thomas Müller	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2008–—	86.2
130	Alex Morgan	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2024	86.2
131	Hristo Stoichkov	Football	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1984–2003	86.2
132	Sissi Oliveira	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1988–2008	86.2
133	Victoria Svensson	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1996–2009	86.2
134	Vivianne Miedema	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2013–—	86.1
135	Gheorghe Hagi	Football	🇷🇴 Romania	1982–2001	86.1
136	Shannon Boxx	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2015	86.1
137	Lena Goeßling	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–2021	86.1
138	Roger Milla	Football	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1970–1996	86
139	Giovane Élber	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1990–2006	86
140	Homare Sawa	Football	🇯🇵 Japan	1991–2015	85.9
141	Nils Liedholm	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1946–1961	85.9
142	Steffi Jones	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1993–2007	85.9
143	Almuth Schult	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2009–2024	85.9
144	Rose Lavelle	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2017–—	85.9
145	Sara Gama	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2006–2024	85.9
146	Nadia Nadim	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	2005–—	85.9
147	Thierry Henry	Football	🇫🇷 France	1994–2014	85.8
148	Giorgio Chiellini	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2023	85.8
149	Ian Rush	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1979–2000	85.8
150	Hope Solo	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2016	85.8

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