Francesco Totti vs Johan Cruyff
Italy against Netherlands. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Francesco Totti
Italy · 1993–2017 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 93
- Rank in Italy
- #12 of 33
- Caps
- 58 · 9 goals
- Clubs
- Trastevere Calcio, AS Roma
- Honours
- 2× national Player of the Year (2000–2000) · Golden Foot 2010 · European Golden Shoe 2007
A one-club man and Roman emperor, Totti's unparalleled vision, audacious skill, and prolific goalscoring earned him a World Cup with Italy and a Serie A title with AS Roma. Career record: 58 caps and 9 goals for Italy; club career at Trastevere Calcio, AS Roma; honours include Golden Foot 2010, European Golden Shoe 2007, 2× national Player of the Year (2000–2000).
Johan Cruyff
Netherlands · 1964–84 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 98
- Rank in Netherlands
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 48 · 33 goals
- Clubs
- AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Feyenoord Rotterdam
- Honours
- Ballon d'Or 1971 · national Player of the Year 1968 · Hall of Fame
Dortmund, 19 June 1974: he showed Jan Olsson the ball, dragged it behind his standing leg and turned away, and the move has carried his name ever since. Cruyff took the Ballon d'Or in 1971, 1973 and 1974, won three straight European Cups with Ajax and eight Dutch titles there, La Liga with Barcelona in 1974, and the Golden Ball at the World Cup whose final he lost in Munich. Career record: 48 caps and 33 goals for Netherlands; club career at AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona, Feyenoord Rotterdam; honours include Ballon d'Or 1971, national Player of the Year 1968, Hall of Fame.
The verdict
The almanac puts Johan Cruyff ahead by 5 rating points, 98 against 93.
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