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#3 Xabi Alonso
More than the previous two dads on this list, Miguel Angel Periko Alonso had a solid career at the top level for Real Sociedad and won two consecutive league titles for the team. He also played for Barcelona as well as the Spain national team.
However, his son Xabi did go past his father's legacy, becoming one of the best contemporary midfielders and going on multiple title-winning spells for some of the biggest giants of the global game such as Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich. He also did better than his father at the international level, being a part of the Spanish golden generation that won the World Cup and two Euro Cups.
Like their father, both Xabi and Mikel (his brother), became midfielders.
#2 Neymar Jr.
Neymar insists on putting Jr. on his jersey to differentiate him from his father who had a professional career in Brazil but never even reached close to the exalted heights his son reached.
The Brazilian wizard, who had his best spell at club level with Barcelona, is currently playing for PSG where he has seen a few ups but a lot of lows. His relationship with his father has always been close, with the latter being his agent and the one who helped him become the most expensive footballer in the world when PSG activated his release clause to acquire him from Barca.
#1 Frank Lampard (Jr.)
Now this is a story of a son going past his father's legacy. Why, you ask? Well, when Frank Lampard began his career as a promising youth player at West Ham, he also carried the junior tag as his father had followed a similar trajectory in his career. Frank senior was also a West Ham product who went on to play for England.
The son, therefore, lived in his father's shadows for a while. But, Frank junior started evolving into one of the greatest-ever English midfielders and a Chelsea legend and the Jr. appellation disappeared organically.
Fun fact, like Frank junior, his father also went into coaching and was last seen as a managerial consultant with Reading.
