FourFourTwo Greatest Teams

Every football fan – regardless of their age, nationality or the team they support – remembers the first time they witnessed greatness. For some it may have been England’s heroes of 1966, the jogo bonito of Brazil’s 1970 World Cup team or the Netherlands’ Johan Cruyff-inspired Total Football. While for those of a younger generation it will likely have been the dominant AC Milan sides of the 1980s and 90s, Manchester United’s treble winners, Arsenal’s Invincibles or Pep’s Barcelona Dream Team. While each of these teams played the beautiful game in their own unique way, they’re all remembered and best loved for the iconic moments created, legendary players, pioneering football and, in most cases, silverware.

In FourFourTwo’s Greatest Teams, we bring you the stories of the teams that have transformed the beautiful game over the years and have inspired fans and the next generation of players around the world. We kick off with a list of the 50 best football teams ever – both club and country – as chosen by the FourFourTwo team, before taking a deep dive into the stories of a host of the most revered sides in football history, from the Magnificent Magyars of the 1950s to Manchester City’s 2022/23 side, and many more in between.