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4) Roberto Carlos
World Cup Champion (1) – 20 points
UEFA Champions League (3) – 24 points
Intercontinental Cup* (2) – 10 points
La Liga/Brazil Serie A Titles (6) – 36
points
Supercopa de Espana (3) – 12 points
Copa America (2) – 16 points
FIFA Confederations Cup (1) – 8 points
Turkish Super Cup (2) – 10 points
UEFA Super Cup (1) -5 points
Intangibles – 8/20 (Like Xavi, the majority
of Roberto Carlos’ career is writ in the
trophies he garnered, which were many.
Extra points to the ridiculous free kicks
for which he was known).
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Total for Roberto Carlos : 149 points
*A one-off between the winner of the
Euros and the winner of the Copa
America. It gets a five rating, because
while it’s difficult to get there, it’s a one-
off trophy.


5) Nilton Santos
World Cup Champion (3) – 60 points
Campeonato Carioca* (4) – 24 points
Torneio-Rio-Sao Paulo** (2) – 12 points
Intangibles – 18/20 points (While Nilson
Santos doesn’t have many trophies to his
name, he is regarded as one of the first
(and best) modern fullback/wingbacks,
and was influential to three World Cup
squads.
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Total for Nilson Santos: 132 points
*Back in the day, Brazil didn’t have
nation-wide leagues. Rather, they had
state-central leagues, which would have
been the equivalent of a domestic
competition.
**A prestigious inter-state competition
between the Rio de Janeiro and Sao
Paulo states.


6) Josef Masopust
European Footballer of the Year – 8
points
Domestic League Titles (9) – 36 points
Intangibles – 12/20 (Led the Czech
Republic to the 1962 World Cup Final,
which they lost to Brazil. Also took the
Czechs to 3rd place in the 1960 European
Championships. Named by Pele as one of
the best 100 players ever).
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Total for Josef Masopust: 56 points


On the basis of these rankings alone,
Roberto Carlos is our winner of best no.
6 ever. However, a slight (OK, not so
slight) caveat. Roberto Carlos is widely
known for wearing number 3 for his
club teams. We also considered him in
the discussion for best no. “3” ever.
Should he count for no. 6? Should only
his achievements for Brazil count into
our criteria? Personally, I feel like we
should take out the points he won when
he wore number three, which would
leave him with about 30 something
points. We should recognize that he was
a great player, but also properly elevate
Baresi as the best to have worn no. “6”
in the history of soccer. I realize there is
room for debate. Please engage me in the
comments. Until then, hats of to Baresi,
the little sweeper of Milan!