AF CHANNEL: Who's the most remarkable footballer from each continent in history?

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Football is one such sport which has not left any continent behind and has garnered interest from fans all across the globe. And there have been many talented players appearing all over the world. In your opinion, who's the most remarkable footballer from each continent in history? Both current and retired players are acceptable. GIve your answer and reasons to explain for that in the comment area!

Here are some selected comments from AFers for the last topic: Who is the most underrated footballer ever?

@football19: I believe Garincha is the most underrated footballer of all time. He was the best dribbler of his time. In some cases he was above Pele. But Pele scored a lot of goals and thats why he got the attention of the world. And some how Garincha was shadowed by Pele's goalscoring.

@as_win10: Right now, I think Fernandinho is the most underrated footballer. He is one of the best defensive midfielders now. Because of other famous names, he is not that much getting recognition which he deserves.

We should also note the fact that when City lose two matches consecutively, Fernandinho was the missing factor in those matches.

For me, its Fernandinho now.

@dettaboss4l: I believe Ivan Rakitic is the most underrated footballers, That guys is phenomenal, He is one of the most complete midfielders I've even seen in my life,He has all the attributes to be the most complete footballer in my opinion, I'm talking about passing,finishing, tackling etc, it's all easy for Rakitic.Look at Croatia's WC, He was the main player,but sadly he didn't win the Golden ball because he was in Modric's shadow,The Croatian coach even said "Modric's get's the attention but Rakitic is the heart of our team"

@prakashcr7: For me Son1⃣ is the most Underrated player in football. He will always do his best. He will give his 100% for Tottenham and for South Korea ??.

He is the key player for Tottenham. He has done extremely well for spurs in recent years. ?????

@Ismitty: 1).Eden Dzeko

One of the most underrated footballers ever. Džeko is one of the best strikers in football. Coming from a war torn country of Bosnia-Herzegovina, he shot to prominence at VFL Wolfsburg where he won the 2008–09 Bundesliga. In 2011, he transferred to Manchester City where he was mainly used as a backup striker or a super sub. He won the 2011–12 and 2013–14 Premier League, 2010–11 FA Cup, 2013–14 Football League Cup and the 2012 FA Community Shield. However due to limited appearances and competition in the starting 11, Džeko was loaned out to AS Roma in 2015. Despite a bad initial season, AS Roma made his a loan deal permanent and now is a regular starter for AS Roma

Džeko is only footballer to score 50+ goals in the top divisions of more than two countries’ league. (He scored 50+ goals in the Bundesliga, Premier League and Serie A). He is the captain and record goal scorer for his national team, Bosnia-Herzegovina and he is referred to as the “Bosnian Diamond

Džeko and AS Roma are best known for their exploits in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. Despite a 4–1 away defeat to Barcelona in the first leg, they bounced back and defeated Barcelona 3–0 at home to eliminate them and qualify for the semifinals. Džeko scored the one crucial away goal which helped AS Roma to qualify on away goals rule. On the final match day of the 2011–12 Premier League season, Manchester City needed a win to seal the title. However they were trailing 1–2 to QPR at stoppage time. But they bounced back 3–2 with Sergio Agüero scoring the stunning last minute winner as Manchester City snatched the title from Manchester United. However, it was Džeko who scored the equaliser from a corner a couple of minutes back. Therefore, in my opinion, Edin Džeko is one of the most underrated and superb footballers I’ve ever seen.

2).Jamie Vardy

One of the main men behind the reason of the Leicester City’s shock 2015–16 Premier League title win. Vardy played for many small English football clubs before signing for the “Foxes” in 2012. Leicester City managed to save themselves from relegation in the 2014–15 season. They were given a very low probability of winning the 2015–16 Premier League title. However, the “Foxes” under Claudio Ranieri as their manager lifted the 2015–16 Premier League title thanks to extraordinary performances from Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N‘Golo Kanté. In the 2015–16 season itself, Vardy obtained the Premier League record of scoring goals in most number of consecutive opening fixtures (11 games, all those were from match day 1 to match day 11 in that season). Since Leicester City could not replicate their success in the following season, Vardy was dismissed as a one season wonder. However as of 2019, Vardy has almost reached 100 goals for Leicester City in about 250 games.

Vardy is also one of the best strikers in football. Leicester City can boast of having a Premier League title, whereas Premier League heavyweights such as Liverpool (Liverpool might have 18 English titles but none of them are Premier League titles) and Tottenham Hotspur are yet to win a Premier League title. Still, the sad reality is that Vardy will be unrecognised in his career, unless he plays for a bigger club.

3).Keylor Navas

One of the most underrated goalkeepers ever, Keylor Navas is one of the heroes in Real Madrid. He played in a few Latin American clubs before joining the La Liga club, UD Levante in 2011. He joined Real Madrid in 2014 after he led his national team, Costa Rica to the quarterfinals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, thanks to his heroic goalkeeping. He remained as a backup goalie to Iker Casillas throughout the 2014–15 La Liga season. After Casillas’ departure in 2015, he was promoted to the position of the main goalkeeper. Originally, he was involved in a swap deal with Manchester United in order to get their goalie David de Gea, but the deal did not materialise

Instead, he became one of the best goalkeepers at Real Madrid, winning the 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2017–18 UEFA Champions League (a hat-trick), 2016–17 La Liga, 2014, 2016 and 2017 UEFA Super Cup, 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2017 Super Copa de España. This is a trophy cabinet of a legendary player

However in 2018, with the arrival of Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea, Navas started to find his playing time limited. He is restricted to playing only Copa del Ray games because Courtois is playing the La Liga and UEFA Champions League games. He even once complained that he, who had won a lot of trophies over the years, is made to sit on the bench.

Courtois might be a younger and more skilled goalkeeper, but Keylor Navas deserves everyone’s respect and recognition. He is a true hero, who is underrated