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Lionel Messi
Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballon d'Ors, six European Golden Shoes, and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. In 2025, he was named the All Time Men's World Best Player by the IFFHS.

Ronaldo
Brazilian association football player (born 1976)

Ronaldinho
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or. A global icon of the sport, Ronaldinho was renowned for his dribbling abilities, free-kick accuracy, his use of tricks,

Ferenc Puskás
Hungarian association football player (1927–2006)
Samuel Eto'o
Cameroonian association football player
Sergio Agüero
Argentine association football player
Alfredo Di Stéfano
Argentine-Spanish association football player (1926–2014)

James Rodríguez
Colombian association football player

Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his discography incorporating a wide variety of many elements, such as Latin pop, dance, reggaeton, salsa, and other genres. Born in San Juan, Martin began appearing in television commercials at age nine and began his musical career at twelve, as a member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. He began his solo career in 1991 while in Sony Music Mexico, gaining recognition in Latin America with the release of his first two studio albums, Ricky Martin (1991) and Me Amaras (1993), both of which were focused on ballads.

Roberto Carlos
Brazilian footballer

Daniel Alves
Brazilian footballer
Marcelo Vieira
Brazilian association football player

Rivaldo
Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (; born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo, is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as a second striker but also as a attacking midfielder, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a winger. Known for his skill and creativity, Rivaldo was renowned for his bending free kicks, bicycle kicks, feints, powerful ball striking from distance, and ability to both score and create goals. In 1999, he won the Ballon d'Or and was named FIFA World Player of the Year. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living play
Diego Costa
Brazilian association football player

Benicio del Toro
Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez is a Puerto Rican actor. His accolades include an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Goya Award, and the Best Actor awards at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $5.9 billion worldwide.

Keylor Navas
Costa Rican association football player
Bebeto
José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian general elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro representing the Democratic Labour Party.

Thiago Alcântara
Spanish association football player

Ansu Fati
Bisau-Guinean association football player
Federico Valverde
Uruguayan professional footballer (born 1998)
Denis Cheryshev
Russian footballer

Carlos Vela
Mexican footballer (born 2024)
Queen Sofía of Spain
queen consort of Spain from 1975 to 2014
Javier Saviola
Argentine footballer

Walter Samuel
Argentine association football player (born 1978)

Pablo Zabaleta
Argentine footballer

Aymeric Laporte
Spanish-French footballer (born 1994)
Luís Fabiano
Brazilian footballer

Pablo Aimar
Argentine association football manager (born 1979)
Roque Santa Cruz
Paraguayan footballer
Djalminha
Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), known as Djalminha , is a Brazilian football pundit and former player who played as an attacking midfielder.
Rafinha
Brazilian association football player (born 1993)

Rodrigo
Spanish association football player
Adriano Correia Claro
Brazilian association football player
Valeri Karpin
Estonian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1969)
Marcos Senna
Brazilian association football player

Robin Le Normand
Spanish-French footballer (born 1996)

Júlio Baptista
Brazilian footballer
László Kubala
Hungarian footballer (1927–2002)

Joan Gamper
Swiss football pioneer, player and club president (1877-1930)

Denílson de Oliveira
Brazilian footballer

Sylvinho
Sylvio Mendes Campos Júnior (born 12 April 1974), commonly known as Sylvinho (sometimes alternatively spelled Silvinho), is a Brazilian football manager and former player, who coaches the Albania national football team.

Keita Balde
Senegalese and Spanish professional footballer y familia de media españa

Juan Foyth
Argentine association football player

Serge Ibaka
Congolese-Spanish basketball player

Radomir Antić
Serbian footballer and manager (1948-2020)

Dean Huijsen
Dutch association football player

Giovanni Simeone
Argentine footballer
Cosmin Contra
Romanian footballer and manager
Gustávo Dudamel
Venezuelan conductor and violinist

Gabriel Paulista
Brazilian association football player

Mark González
Chilean-South African association football player
Alexei Shirov
Latvian-Spanish chess player (born 1972)
Mauro Silva
Brazilian association football player
Mazinho
Iomar do Nascimento (born 8 April 1966), known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a defensive midfielder and a full-back in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short spell at Greek club Aris in 2009.
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
Princess of Greece and Denmark (1942–2026)

Nikola Mirotić
Spanish/Montenegrin basketball player

Tiago Splitter
Brazilian basketball player

Ilaix Moriba
Guinean-Spanish football player
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Spanish footballer and manager