Having won a combined ten Ballon d'Or/FIFA Ballon d'Or awards (5 each), both are widely regarded not only as the two best players of their generation, but also regarded by many as the greatest of all time.
एकत्रित दहा बॅलोन डीओर / फिफा बॅलोन डीऑर पुरस्कार (5 प्रत्येक) पुरस्कार जिंकल्यानंतर, दोन्हीला त्यांच्या पिढीतील केवळ दोन सर्वश्रेष्ठ खेळाडू म्हणूनच ओळखले जाते, परंतु बर्याचजणांनी सर्वांत महान मानले.