Whoever is called the King of the Ball is called the King of the Ball .

"King of the Ball" represents the highest level of a player's career. In the 100-year history of football, only Pele and Maradona have been recognized as the kings of the game. Pele has become a black-and-white memory of history, and Maradona is still showing his influence today.

Messi is the one closest to the "King of the Ball" standard in the World Cup in South Africa

1.He must have ever won the World Footballer of the Year;

Kaka in 2007, Cristiano Ronaldo in 2008 and Messi in 2009 were among them.

2.He has to have won the top five leagues, the Champions League and even the Club World Cup, and he has played the role of ultimate and leader throughout the process.

Kaka at Milan, Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United, and Messi at Barcelona have all reached such heights.

3.His country must be a strong team, at least in the top 10 in the world;

Obviously, Brazil, Argentina and Portugal are all world powerhouses.

4.His national team must win the World Cup;

This also determines that only one person can be crowned the king of the ball at most.

5.He has to be at the heart of his national team and his performance is worthy of leadership and he is the one who leads the team to the championship.

Kaka is at the heart of Brazil, and he could be hit by Robinho; Cristiano Ronaldo is the absolute heart of Portugal; But Messi has not shown in previous games that he is the heart of Argentina, and he needs to prove it at this World Cup.

Therefore, based on the above analysis, the most likely to be crowned the king of the ball in this World Cup is: Messi Rocaka.

I don't have the king of the ball now

On the surface, it seems that Ronaldo is the most valuable, but he did not lead the championship team!!

Pelé, whose full name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was born in Brazil on October 23, 1940, is a former famous Brazilian footballer, playing as a striker, and was once known as the "King of the Ball" by Brazil.

Pele was born on October 23, 1940, into a poor family in the town of Trescolacos, Brazil. Pele's father, Dondinho, was also a famous player. He did not succeed in earning a low income. His mother didn't want it.

Pele regained his father's path, but Pele loved football from a young age. At the age of 10, Bailey and his companions formed the "7th of September Street Club", where they mainly played on the streets of the town and also earned money for their family by shining shoes.

At the age of 11, former Brazilian Waldmar de Brito discovered Bailey's footballing talent and later transferred Pele to Atlético Baru in São Paulo. Pele played for three years. Later, Brito brought Bailey to the Santos team.

The 35-year-old Messi led the Argentine national team to become the well-deserved "king of the ball" in this era.

In the 2022 Qatar World Cup Finals held on the evening of December 18, Beijing time, the Argentine team faced the strong defending champion France, and showed full resilience when they were forced to draw in the second half and extra time, and finally won the opponent in the penalty shootout and won the World Cup championship (3:3 in extra time, 4:2 in penalty kicks).

At the same time, Messi was named the best player and won the World Cup Golden Ball.

Qatar is the altar of Messi, and applause, honor and legend are at their peak at this moment. The last time Argentina won the World Cup was in 1986, before Messi was born.

For a long time I had a great dream that I wanted to end my career with the World Cup title. In a post-match interview after winning the Hercules Cup, the greatest footballer of the last 15 years said he "will not retire from the Argentine national team now and will continue to play as a World Cup winner".

In the past 15 years of changes in world football, the player Messi is the most special existence, after the World Cup known as "Ragnarok", Messi is trying to delay the arrival of the "old age" of his football career.

Seven Golden Balls, six Golden Boots, six Footballers, and the pioneer of countless goals and assists, Messi can be said to be a well-deserved king of the ball. Whether it is personal achievements, team accolades, technical skills, popularity, commercial value and role model, he has reached the pinnacle of footballers on the planet in every way. The only one who can compare to him is Cristiano Ronaldo.

In China, the era of football led by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo is also known as the "peerless double pride".

Football fans have been most excited about the comparison of the two of them in the past 15 years, they have completely different talents, personalities, origins and growths, and the differences and catch-ups between them have been a hot topic in football circles for many years. This is their last World Cup together, and the fan debate will gradually subside as Ragnarok and the next generation of stars grow.

Compared with Ronaldo, Messi is introverted by nature, quiet and generous, so that he does not have Ronaldo's angular personality, in his long career, Messi has won more attention and value with his personal charm, especially at the business level, his calm image surpasses Ronaldo, who has the most fans in the world.

The best in the hearts of a generation of fans, the most commercially valuable football figure in the eyes of a group of brands, a legendary growth story, after Messi lifted the Hercules Cup, the story of the football king ushered in a happy ending destined to be celebrated, and the era that belonged to them was inevitably slowly coming to an end.

Throughout his career, Maradona wore the number 10 shirt, making him one of the greatest number 10s in football history.

Maradona is the legendary and distinctive "God" on the football field. In 1986, Maradona single-handedly led Argentina to win the World Cup in the second game. and became the assist king of the World Cup (8 times, but since FIFA officially counted the number of assists in the World Cup from 1986, in fact, the football king Pele has accumulated as many as 10 assists in the four World Cups);

At the same time, he set a record for the most World Cup passes (90 times) and the most violated times (60 times), successfully brought the relegation team Napoli to the Serie A championship in 1987, and was named the king of the century in 2001. Maradona can play any position in the front court, dribbling the ball with his left foot, and his technique is unparalleled in the world, and his shooting skills are also top-notch.

Pelé.

Born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Corazonis, Brazil, he is a famous Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker and was once praised as "the king of football" by FIFA.

Career achievements:

He was selected for the national team at the age of 18 and won his first world championship for Brazil for the first time as a member of the Brazilian team in the same year.

Pele can accurately judge the changes of the ball and the different positions of the players, grasp the right time, seize the advantageous position, and carry out effective offensive disturbances. Not only is his shot accurate and powerful, but he can also shoot a variety of spinning spike balls that the goalkeeper is unable to guard against. He is good at using feints and has a unique and superior passing technique.

In his 20-year football career, Pele played 1,363 football matches and scored 1,281 goals.