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THE LIST: The 10 greatest football teams of all time
Read Nos 50-41Read Nos 40-31Read Nos 30-21Read Nos 20-11One of the truly enthralling things about following football isthe chance to watch the great teams at work.[LNB]Whether it be in domesticfootball or on the international stage, we have been blessed to seesome truly unforgettable teams over the last century.[LNB]We know picking a top 50 will always be contentious, and we know you will want to have your say - we welcome it. [LNB] HAVE YOUR SAY... Which is the greatest football team of all time? Sportsmail's team of experts have selected their top 50 greatest football teams of all time. But have they ot it right? Who do you think is missing? And most importantly, which team IS the greatest? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK Perhapsyou have a favourite team from British football - maybe ManchesterUnited's treble winners from 1999, Liverpool's 1984 vintage or Celtic'sLisbon Lions?[LNB] The Alternative List: Boffins pick their greatest football teams[LNB]It could be that one of the great European club sides will top your list, the great Real Madrid or AC Milan teams?[LNB]Ormaybe its one of those special international teams that have graced oursummers down the years - Brazil's magical stars of 1970 or Holland andtheir total footballers? [LNB]We haven't only selected teams onstrength of trophies alone - there's more to the game than that. Style,panache and skill are all characteristics that any true lover offootball will recognise and appreciate...[LNB] The greatest football teams of all time...10 Spain (2008)[LNB]9 Holland (1974)[LNB]8 Hungary (1954)[LNB]7 AC Milan (1989)[LNB]6 England (1966)[LNB]5 Arsenal (2004)[LNB]4 Liverpool (1984)[LNB]3 Real Madrid (1960)[LNB]2 Manchester United (1999)[LNB]1 Brazil (1970)[LNB][LNB]SPORTSMAIL'S GUIDE TO THE GREATEST FOOTBALL TEAMS ...10 Spain (2008)Casillas, Ramos, Marchena, Puyol, Capdevila, Senna, Iniesta, Xavi, Silva, Villa, Torres[LNB]European champions[LNB]Discard the back four, and this is one of the most perfect line-ups imaginable. With David Villa and Fernando Torres in front of a mouth-watering midfield of Marcos Senna, Andres Iniesta, Xavi and David Villa, it's no wonder Spain swept away their tag of nearly men last year.[LNB] Viva Espana: Spain's Euro 2008 stars salute their coach Luis Aragones [LNB]9 Holland (1974)Jongbloed, Krol, Rijsbergen, Suurbier, Haan, Van Hanegem, Jansen, Neeskens, Cruyff, Rensenbrink, Rep[LNB]World Cup runners-up[LNB]The 1974 World Cup winners have already featured in this list at No 29. But most sided with Johan Cruyff and the Total Football kings when Holland were conquered by West Germany in 1974. How could you resist those orange shirts.[LNB] The future's bright... er, or maybe not. Holland's World Cup runners-up[LNB]8 Hungary (1954)Grosics, Buzanszky, Lantos, Bozsik, Lorant, Zakarias, Toth, Czibor, Kocsis, Hidegkuti, Puskas[LNB]World Cup runners-up[LNB]The legendary Ferenc Puskas led the fabled Magnificent Magyars, with a fair bit of help from Sandor Kocsis, to within fingertips of ultimate glory. The attacking trailblazers were cruelly beaten by West Germany in the World Cup final, 16 years after suffering the same fate at the hands of Italy.[LNB] Magnificent: Hungary's almost unbeatable team of 1954[LNB]7 AC Milan (1989)Galli, Tassotti, Costacurta, Baresi, Maldini, Ancelotti, Rijkaard, Colombo, Donadoni, Gullit, Van Basten[LNB]European Cup winners, Super Cup, Intercontinental Cup[LNB]The team with typically uncompromising Italian defenders, more than a flavour of Dutch flair - and an English name! This side - with the outstanding Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit striking fear into the opposition - looked damn good in those rossoneri stripes, too.[LNB] Italian stallions: Milan's Dutch-infused side celebrate victory in the 1989 European Cup final[LNB]Jules Rimet still gleaming: Bobby Moore is hoisted as captain of the 1966 England team[LNB]6 England (1966)Banks, Cohen, J Charlton, Moore, Wilson, Stiles, Ball, B Charlton, Peters, Hurst, Hunt[LNB]World champions[LNB]England's pride - yet not good enough to make the top of our list. Perhaps one day the Three Lions will win the top prize again, joining the legends of Banks, Charlton, Hurst and Moore as names etched on the hearts of a nation. [LNB]5 Arsenal (2004)Lehmann, Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Cole, Ljungberg, Gilberto Silva, Vieira, Pires, Bergkamp, Henry[LNB]English League champions[LNB]TheInvincibles. Need one say more? Arsenal took the moniker first given toPreston some 120 years earlier by going a whole season unbeaten ontheir way to lifting the League title. Arsene Wenger's finest moment -and one he is unlikely ever to match.[LNB] Unbeatable: Arsenal's incredible 2004 side[LNB]4 Liverpool (1984)Grobbelaar, Neal, Kennedy, Hansen, Lawrenson, Whelan, Dalglish, Lee, Rush, Johnston, Souness[LNB]European Cup winners, English league champions, League Cup winners[LNB]It's hard to pick a fault in this Liverpool side. Deadly striker Ian Rush scored 47 goals as he led the side to a fantastic treble. Bruce 'Wobbly Legs' Grobbelaar was the hero in an memorable European Cup final penalty shoot-out in Rome.[LNB] This is getting boring: Liverpool claim yet another European Cup after defeating Roma in their own back yard[LNB]3 Real Madrid (1960)Dominguez, Marquitos, Santamari, Pachin, Vidal, Zarraga, Canario, Del Sol, Di Stefano, Puskas, Gento[LNB]European Cup winners, Intercontinental Cup winners[LNB]Ferenc Puskas makes his second appearance in this top 10, this time in the iconic white of Real Madrid. The 1960 side claimed Los Merengues' fifth successive European Cup - as well as being crowned kings of the world - with Madrid's finest: Alfredo di Stefano banging in the goals.[LNB] Glasgow kissed: Madrid's glorious side of 1960, at Hampden Park before their defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt in the European Cup final[LNB]2 Manchester United (1999)Schmeichel, Neville, Stam, Johnsen, Irwin, Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs, Yorke, Cole[LNB]Champions League winners, English league champions, FA Cup winners[LNB]Reached new heights with their fantastic Treble-winning achievement. The closing moments of that night in Barcelona turned a rather drab European Cup final into arguably the most dramatic of all time - and made legends of Sir Alex Ferguson's XI.[LNB] Make mine a Treble: United celebrate in the Nou Camp[LNB]1 Brazil (1970)Felix, Brito, Piazza, Carlos Alberto, Everaldo, Clodoaldo, Gerson, Jairzinho, Tostao, Pele, Rivelino[LNB]World champions[LNB]Sublime, inventive, breath-taking... words which fail to do justice to the beauty which Brazil's heroes of 1970 gave the world on the biggest stage. This was futebol-arte, this was Pele in his last World Cup, this was the side that produced perhaps the finest team goal of all time in the final against Italy. No wonder they let them keep the trophy.[LNB] The greatest: Brazil's 1970 side, conquerors of Italy, who set the standard for everyone[LNB]THE BEST OF THE REST OF THE LISTSportsmail's top 50 sporting venuesSportsmail's top 50 free-kick kingsSportsmail's top 50 England heroesSportsmail's top 50 performers of the season so farSportsmail's top 50 all-time managers in BritainSportsmail's top 50 goal poachersSportsmail's top 50 footballing traitorsSportsmail's top 50 FA Cup heroes
