I think my standard is skewed since I regarded so many players as good footballers. If we're using this standard at face value then there are too many football gods in my world. Honestly, this is my first time hearing this term, most of the time we're just using "best players" whenever we want to debate about the best player on earth today. Granted I'm not that active on social media either, so if I need to put a label such as "football god" then I'd stick with Pele, Maradona, etc. With how chaotic social media is nowadays, it's way too easy for people to label someone as a "one-season wonder" or the opposite after a terrible/good Champions League run (or football competition in general).
Debate on the best players, GOAT (Great Of All Times) player will never end. It's challenging to pick a best player among many players in a same period and it's harder to pick GOAT among best players who play at different times when football tactics are different.
Picking GOAT from Pele, Maradona, Romario, Zidane, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi will be not easy task and debate on a final choice will be continued forever. From FIFA, UEFA to social media with any votes to pick a GOAT player, we will never get an agreement for all people. I don't need to be a fan of Maradona to disagree that Pele is not a GOAT player and many other similar disagreements.
Relating to Champions League, we see many great players did not win Champions League in their career but it does not mean players who won Champions League are better. Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Totti, Batistuta, many great players did not have chance to lift Champions League trophy but how many players are better than these ones.