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The FIFA 100 is a list compiled by Brazilian professional footballer Pelé featuring his choices of the "greatest living footballers" at the time of its release. The list was unveiled on 4 March 2004 during a gala ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London, England, as part of the celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football.[1][2]
The figure 100 does not refer number of players nominated in the list, which is actually 125. Pelé was asked by FIFA to select 50 active players and 50 retired players from a shortlist of 300, but found it too difficult to limit himself and therefore picked 50 current and 75 former players.[1][3] The list contains 123 men and two women (Michelle Akers and Mia Hamm).
- ^ a b "Fifa names greatest list". BBC News. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
- ^ "FIFA Names Top 100 players" (Press release). Oceania Football Confederation. 4 March 2004. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Davies, Christopher (4 March 2004). "Pele open to ridicule over top hundred". The Daily Telegraph. p. 42. Retrieved 10 February 2008 – via Newspapers.com.