The ‘greatest of all time’ debate divided the football world for a generation of fans, as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo put forward their irrepressible cases. Whilst both legends are still leaving their mark on the beautiful game, the battle to take their crown is seeing a raft of Next Gen G.O.A.T. contenders emerge to take their position at the pantheon of world football.
The G.O.A.T. Index 2.0, which builds on the original research that crowned Cristiano Ronaldo the all-time winner in 2021, uses a sophisticated mathematical model from Dr Tom Crawford to evaluate the achievements and potential of global footballers under the age of 25. Each player is ranked according to a range of performance metrics, utilising factors such as international and domestic goals and titles and individual honours and career milestones.
See how Dr Tom Crawford created the G.O.A.T Index 2.0 by checking out the PDF below.