The greatest club sides in football history
It’s August now – that beautiful month of the year when the trumpets start sounding, the drums start beating and the carpets start rolling, as the world prepares to welcome yet another football season.As a prelude to that most wondrous moment when the referees across the world blow their whistles, kicking off yet another gala celebration of the best football the planet has to offer, I have attempted to pick out the greatest club sides ever assembled in the history of the game.Do we have a side as good as these playing currently? Does any of them have the potential to build the sort of legacy these teams have left behind? Let’s hope they do!Having said that, here’s a look back at the Greatest club sides in football history.Note: I have selected sides here that have won a minimum of two international trophies in two different years, while maintaining uniformity in either squad personnel or playing style.Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of Sportskeeda.
#10 The Greatest Club side ever A.C. Milan (1989-94)
The factors* I have selected include the strength of the attacks and defences of the sides (self-explanatory), silverware picked up (indicating winning mentality), the strength of competition faced domestically and internationally (I know this is not under the control of the team, but this should be a factor when comparing sides) and a very debatable and oft overlooked factor how fun they were. Therefore on a total of 25 (5 each), heres my scoring chart -
Club | Silverware | Attack | Defence | Entertainment factor | Competition | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Milan | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21.5 |
Real | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 21 |
Santos | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 21 |
Liverpool | 4.5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20.5 |
Ajax | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 20.5 |
Bayern | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 4 | 3.5 | 20 |
Barca | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
Inter | 4 | 3.5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19.5 |
*The ranking system I have used here is based on a mix of factors that are objective as well as purely subjective its based almost entirely on articles read and videos seen and can be influenced by ingrained bias
With a perfect blend of inspirationalattack and majestic defense, and the adaptability and willingness to change strategies, the Milan side of the late 80s and early 90s is in my opinionthe greatest footballing side ever assembled.