Cristiano Ronaldo look away now! Thierry Henry pipped by a team-mate! And where does Lionel Messi rank among the greats? OLIVER HOLT's definitive 100 greatest footballers - so who comes out on top and do you agree?

OLIVER HOLT: Any list - your list as well as my list - can become dominated by those who are not on it. But really, it should be about the players who are on it. This list is meant as a celebration.

Pope Francis reveals how he was so 'dazzled' by a girl when he was a young man that he struggled to pray - and nearly gave up plans to be a priest

His desire for the young woman could have deprived the Roman Catholic Church of its first leader from the Americas. He makes the claim in his upcoming autobiography.

Liverpool announce the one thing Jurgen Klopp said he would QUIT over just days after shock announcement that he will leave at the end of the season... but he seems on board with it now!

The German's shock departure was announced by the manager to the world on Friday, but the 56-year-old shared that he had told the Liverpool hierarchy months earlier in November.

Jurgen Klopp's final months as Liverpool manager to be captured in new fly-on-the-wall documentary

The German's shock departure was announced by the manager to the world on Friday, but the 56-year-old shared that he had told the Liverpool hierarchy months earlier in November.

Gören gözlerine inanamadı: Şanlıurfa'lı yurttaşın Maradona’ya benzerliği şaşırttı

Şanlıurfa’nın Ceylanpınar ilçesinde yaşayan Menderes Akın, Arjantinli futbol efsanesi Diego Maradona’ya benzerliği ile görenleri şaşırtıyor. Saçı, siması ve hareketleri ile efsane futbolcuyu andıran Akın, görenlere ‘bu kadar da benzerlik olamaz’...

Legendary England goalkeeper Peter Shilton toasts his New Year's gong as the Three Lions' most-capped player receives CBE for services to football and gambling harm prevention

Goalkeeper Peter Shilton, 74, is England's most capped male player with 125 games, playing for the national team for 20 years and at three successive World Cups, 1982, 1986 and 1990.

Der blonde Engel und seine himmlischen Tore

Bernd Schuster belegte beim Tor des Jahres 1994 die Plätze eins bis drei – bis heute ein Rekord. Über den genialen Spielmacher staunte sogar sein damaliger Teamkollege Diego Maradona. Doch es gab viel Zoff in seiner Karriere. Eine Begegnung mit...

Der blonde Engel und seine himmlischen Tore

Bernd Schuster belegte beim Tor des Jahres 1994 die Plätze eins bis drei – bis heute ein Rekord. Über den genialen Spielmacher staunte sogar sein damaliger Teamkollege Diego Maradona. Doch es gab viel Zoff in seiner Karriere. Eine Begegnung mit...

Kurz vor dem Abpfiff wird Neapels Meisterparty wieder abgeblasen

Der SSC Neapel steht vor seinem ersten Meistertitel seit der Ära Diego Maradonas. Gegen Außenseiter Salernitana schien der vorzeitige Triumph bereits perfekt. Hunderttausende begannen im Stadion und in der Stadt zu feiern. Kurz vor Schluss folgte...

Messi statue to stand next to Maradona's, Pelé's

Lionel Messi stepped out of Diego Maradona's shadow by leading Argentina to World Cup victory last year and a statue of the diminutive forward will stand alongside those of his predecessor and Brazil great Pelé at the South American federation's...

Named: England fan who posed with flag mocking Diego Maradona's death

Jake Hepple had his match ticket for last night's game torn up by the FA after he was seen with the St George's Cross with the words 'Diego's in a box'.

England fan who posed with flag mocking Diego Maradona's death

Jack Hepple had his match ticket for last night's game torn up by the FA after he was seen with the St George's Cross with the words 'Diego's in a box'.

FA rips up England fan's ticket after picture of him holding 'highly offensive' Diego Maradona flag

The man was seen posing next to a St George's flag that had the words 'Diego's in a box' in the four white quadrants while on a train ahead of Thursday night's game in Naples.

Beseelt von Maradonas Geist

Seine einzigen Meisterschaften feierte der SSC Neapel unter der Regie Diego Maradonas. Rund zwei Jahre nach dem Tod der Ikone führt der Club mit großem Vorsprung die Serie A an. Verantwortlich dafür ist ein Mann, den sie im Sommer noch aus der...

Ein Artist wird zum Clown

Die Götterdämmerung im Fußball nimmt beängstigende Formen an, die alten Monarchen danken der Reihe nach ab. Diego Maradona ist tot, Pelé ist tot. Und nun verabschiedet sich auch noch Cristiano Ronaldo dahin, wo er nie hinwollte.

Perfect Pele tops my 'greatest ever' list - let us pray his passing puts to bed all the arguments

Let us pray for the soul of Pele but also that his passing puts to bed once and for all the absurd argument about whether he is the greatest footballer of all time.

Who is the best footballer ever? Pele, Maradona, Messi or Ronaldo?

It is a debate that has long raged among football fans, and don't expect it to end, ever. Just who really is the greatest footballer to have played the game? After Pele's death, we have reopened the discussion.

Pele dead aged 82: Brazil legend dies after colon cancer battle

BREAKING NEWS: The legendary figure was admitted to hospital in Sao Paulo on November 30 with swelling all over his body and later passed away. He was 82.

Why Pele was the GREATEST footballer of all time

OBITUARY BY JEFF POWELL: At 16 he was playing for Brazil and was still only 17 when he scored six goals in four matches at Sweden 1958 to become the youngest ever World Cup winner.

Wir tun unseren Idolen keinen Gefallen, wenn wir ihnen alles durchgehen lassen

Ob Diego Maradona, Boris Becker oder der argentinische WM-Torwart: Viele Helden des Sports benehmen sich daneben, sobald das Spiel vorbei ist. Und wir? Verehren sie trotzdem weiter. Man müsse den Sportler von dem Menschen trennen, heißt es dann...

Mystery Argentinian brunette strips COMPLETELY NAKED by Buenos Aires' iconic Obelisk monument

This is the moment a football fan celebrated Argentina's World Cup victory by dancing naked in the centre of the nation's capital Buenos Aires.