The Greatest Soccer Players of All Time: Where are they from?

Soccer is a team sport. There are 11 men on the field. However, certain players have always had the ability to consistently impose their will and literally take over games with their superior skill and ability. This quiz is about how well you know where those players are from. The match has started!

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The Greatest Soccer Players of All Time: Where are they from?

Franz Beckenbauer

Alfredo di Stefano

Lionel Messi

Lothar Matthaus

Ruud Gullit

Gianluigi Buffon

Hristo Stoichkov

David Beckham

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge

Diego Maradona

Cristiano Ronaldo?

Sandor Kocsis

Roberto Baggio

Zinedine Zidane

Zico

Andres Iniesta

Robbie Keane

Pele

Paolo Maldini

Ferenc Puskas

George Best

Bobby Charlton

Michel Platini

Marco Van Basten

Hugo Sanchez

Mane Garincha

Gerd Muller

Ronaldo

Romario

Johan Cruyff

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