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The best trios in football history

by Ann Wairimu
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  • The Liverpool trio of Sadio Mane, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino referred to as MSF, is regarded as one of the best attacking trios in modern soccer
  • The Eto’o Messi, Henry trio, guided Pep Guardiola to winning a treble in his first season at Camp Nou
  • Benzema, Ronaldo and Bale made Real Madrid the first club in history to win three Champions Leagues in a row

Sportsleo brings you the best trios in football. The football game has many great players because it is one of the most popular sports in the world. Furthermore, these players have an extraordinary personal record that has wowed fans.

Equally, there have been some classic trios that have changed the game’s definition. The players’ ability to work together makes them one of the best-attacking teams in history.

Beckham, Scholes and Giggs

David Beckham and Ryan Giggs. Photo: Getty Images

We’ll begin our list of best trios in football with Manchester United’s exciting and inspiring trios of David Beckham, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs. There is no doubt that they were a legendary trio in soccer history due to their admirable individual skills. They were three of the most hardworking players in relation to their abilities. So much so that storylines were comparing their workouts to Spartan training.

Beckham’s crossing ability, Scholes’s reputation as England’s best passer, and Giggs’s speed made them a fearsome team. They were the team’s backhaul midfielders. The trio guided the club to numerous titles. The most famous example is their 1999 Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League trebles). Furthermore, it is the only treble won by an English soccer team.

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Samuel Eto’o, Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry

Messi, Eto’o and Henry. Photo: Goal.com

Barcelona has long boasted that it possesses some of the biggest and best soccer players. Messi, Henry and Eto’o are three famous players who formed one of the best trios in football. Their combination of skills and talents established them as one of Barcelona’s determining teams. Furthermore, they guided Pep Guardiola to winning a treble in his first season at Camp Nou, who has played for the club.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale

Benzema, Bale and Ronaldo. Photo: Goal.com

The trio made Real Madrid the first club to win three Champions Leagues title in a row. Bale, Benzema and Cristiano help Madrid affirm their dominance over rival Barcelona. They are one of the best trios in football. The trio was one of their best, and they revolutionised the club’s counter-attacking football play.

Similarly, they are among the most innovative and expensive athletes in sports. Furthermore, the three players worked well together. They scored an incredible 97 goals in their first season, in 2014. Similarly, the trio guided the club to four UEFA Champions League and two La Liga championships.

Furthermore, they played for four seasons, then Ronaldo moved to Juventus, effectively ending the trio.

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar Jr

Suarez, Neymar, Messi. Photo: FC Barcelona

The most lethal attacking trio from Barcelona, the supreme MSN, gave Real Madrid’s BBC a run for its money. Lionel Messi, Neymar Luis Suarez, and Neymar Jr. comprised the trio. These three players are widely regarded as among the best in modern soccer. Between 2014 and 2017, the trio established Barcelona as a European soccer superpower. In 2015, the trio assisted in breaking Real Madrid’s goalscoring record. 

In a single season, the trio was responsible for 122 goals. Furthermore, the trio broke their record with 131 goals the following season. Similarly, they were instrumental in Barcelona winning the Champions League, La Liga multiple times, and Club World Cup. Even if the trio is no longer together, their legacy continues.

Mo Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane

Firmino, Salah, Mane. Photo: Sports adda

The Liverpool team of Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, also renowned as MSF, is regarded as one of the best trios in football. Under Jurgen Klopp‘s management, the trio became the club’s most lethal attacking trio. This trio have one of the highest-scoring records as a trio due to their inexplicable ability to penetrate any defence.

As one of the club’s best-attacking trios, their collaboration aided its climb to dominance in English football. MSF scored over 250 goals in four seasons of collaboration. They also helped the club in winning the Premier League, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

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