John Green states that good friends are hard to find and impossible to forget. This quote also works in world football, because seeing footballers who have a closer relationship with other teammates is common. As football requires teamwork and connection, the players have strengthened friendship bonds with clubmates over time, which has extended even they leave another club. Here is a list of the footballers who are best friends.

The Argentine football legend Lionel Messi and Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez established a strong friendship at Barcelona. The two teammates became inseparable, driving together to practice, and hanging out together with their families.

Their friendship is also extending to their wives because Messi’s wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, and Sofia Balbi, Suarez’s partner, are actually business partners. In 2017, they partnered to open a new boutique footwear store in Barcelona.

When the two greatest footballers met for the first time in an international match between Brazil and Portugal in 2008, they had a misunderstanding. Their friendship began when they started training together in Real Madrid.

When Ronaldo signed for Manchester United in 2021, he persuaded Marcelo to join him because he wanted them to be together again. Although the pair join different clubs, they continue to forge a valuable friendship. Ronaldo described Marcelo as a brother that football gave him.

Football’s greatest bromance between Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the former Brazilian left-back Maxwell was born when they played at Ajax. Their friendship flourished so the close friends decided to play together at Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain throughout the course of their careers.

Ibrahimovic describes Maxwell as his brother because he calls him all time, while Maxwell describes Ibrahimovic as a strong and loyal friend.

When it comes to pairs in football that have stood the test of time, Sergio Ramos and Mesut Ozil are among them. After a few years together at Real Madrid, the Spanish centre-back Ramos and German attacking midfielder Ozil had developed a tight bond.

The mate post about each other on social media to talk about their solid relationship although they play for two different clubs.

The bromance between the two Spanish footballers Ander Herrera and Juan Mata is not just on the pitch. The two midfielders have built a deep understanding since they were youngsters in their hometown of La Laguna in the Canary Islands.

The pair became very close friends when they joined Manchester United. Even though Ander Herrera moved to Paris Saint-Germain in 2019, their bromance has gone from strength to strength. The mate enjoys playing pranks on each other.

The two Brazilian professional footballers, Neymar and Dani Alves became friends on the national team, although Neymar entered the squad four years after Alves.

The pair have coincided in Brazil, FC Barcelona, and Paris Saint-Germain, achieving victory seven times at Barcelona and five times at PSG together. Despite the age difference, Dani Alves affirmed that they have developed a very good bond.

An eternal relationship between the English attacking midfielder Adam Lallana and Liverpool players Jordan Henderson was born. The pair have spent wonderful years in Liverpool, and their time together helped them to form a special connection.

Lallana stated that when the team sat around and watched TV shows together after a match, he and Henderson enjoyed chatting.

The best defender Gerard Piqué and central midfielder Cesc Fàbregas’ bond stretch back to their early days when they spent six years together in La Masia days.

Actually, Piqué and Fàbregas joined their childhood club, Barcelona when they won a trophy at Camp Nou before Fabregas moved to Chelsea. The duo has also played alongside Spain’s national team at World Cups and European Championships.

The two Brazilian players David Luiz and Thiago Silva are both teammates and close friends, playing in a centre back partnership for several years. The duo has developed their further connection while playing together for Brazil.

They continued their career together in Paris Saint-Germain, strengthening their bond on and off the pitch.

Back before Paul Pogba was a big star at Manchester United, he had a strong friendship with Romelu Lukaku, Everton’s Belgian legend. At that time, they were rivals on the footballing pitch but they have developed a very good bond.

The duo has shared a fruitful friendship and has been seen playing basketball and hanging out together.