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Pele.
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George Best. In his own words "I was the best in the world - just not for long enough."
Norman Whiteside.
It's me innit. 😉
Yang Chanpeng of China is 6'8"
Norman Whiteside.
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The Magnificent Seven - Henrik Larsson.
If ANYONE says Mara "bloody cheating scum bag drug crazed prat" dona they want flaming!!!!!!!!!! Not fit clean Pele's boots or George Best or Gordon Banks. Cheating Argie scumbag.
Diego Maradona. Without doubt.
The above 🙄 irritates me immensely. As a footballer he was unrivaled. He cheated on one occasion. Get over it. Before that goal he was running rings around the whole team.
Jim Baxter
Question about that incident: what were the referee and linesman who let the goal stand called?
Talkemada are you ***ing me? Were you a fan in his day?
messi without ANY doubt
Jinky Johnstone
Kenny Dalglish from videos
Best I've seen in the flesh would be Van Basten, Gullit or John Barnes. Steven Gerrard is up there too but it's difficult to compare modern day players to greats of the past for me. Something to do with all the media hype nowadays and the way you view things from your childhood!
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Jim Baxter
Slim Jim sure showed the World Champions a thing or two in 1967. 😛
da funk
messi without doubt, and hes only 21/22 isnt he? he is and will be the best for a long time to come yet, IF he stays fit
messi
maradona
gazza - yes gazza
in that order, messi due to the speed of the game now over maradona
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Hadge - MemberIf ANYONE says Mara "bloody cheating scum bag drug crazed prat" dona they want flaming!!!!!!!!!! Not fit clean Pele's boots or George Best or Gordon Banks. Cheating Argie scumbag.
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deluded - MemberDiego Maradona. Without doubt.
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Made me chuckle 😀
Ryan Giggs, only problem is he's Welsh so didn't get to play on the world stage. 😥
Maradonna.
Best.
Ronaldo.
Messi.
Are we just restricted to outfield? Peter Schmeichel??
cynic-al; Pele or Whiteside? 🙄
Pele without doubt, for me. I'm too young to remember him playing, so my judgement is based on what footage I've seen of him, but it's more than just his playing that makes him the Greatest. He came from poverty, but was always humble and respectful of others. He was a brilliant team leader, and an inspiration to generations of kids. What that man has done for football, is unparalleled.
Maradonna and Messi are possibly the best players I've seen playing, but hand of God and a regrettable lifestyle have tarnished Maradonna's image sadly. Same with George Best; remembered as an alcoholic wife beater almost as much as a player.
Then you've got yer Johan Cryuffs, yer Eusebios, yer Ferenc Puskas'. I suppose each nation and generation has it's own heroes.
Goalkeepers seldom get a mention in such lists, but Gordon Banks, Lev Yashin and even Peter Schmeichel are names that can't be ignored.
Currently, Messi, Kaka, Ronaldinho and Wayne Rooney are some of the best players in the World. Are any capable of becoming greater than Pele? Only time will tell.
Norman Whiteside; that's made me laugh... 😆 Good player mind.
Justin Fashanu
Hughie Gallacher
Owen Coyle
Get the link?
Alan Hensen is the greatest. Look at the way he talks ... he is the best of the best.
The rest shite!
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All played for Airdrie?
I read that Aidrie fans used to sing about Justin Fashanu;
[b]He's Black, he's Gay, he plays for Airdrie; Fashanuuu, Fashanuuu![/b]
Very sad story, Justin. Poor bloke. 🙁 Deserves enormous respect for struggling to cope against adversity in ignorance and bigotry. RIP.
paolo rossi, michele platini, kenny dalglish, zidane, schmicheal or
Beckham!!
Correct. All legends.
yep,+1 for
messi
maradonna
Maradona over Pele.
And anybody who still goes on about the "hand of God" needs to ask how did somebody so short out-jump Peter Shilton? And his individual goal against England has to be one of the greatest world cup goals ever.
Zinedine Zidane for the most amazing silky ball skill. Watching him play is like poetry in motion.
He came from poverty, but was always humble and respectful of others. He was a brilliant team leader, and an inspiration to generations of kids.
What a soppy daft thing to say.
The hand of god ... Madonna.
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Piss off you, Ernie. Nothing better to do, than come on here and be nasty to folk. 😥
The definitive guide.
Best Goalkeeper – Peter Schmeichel
Left Back – Roberto Carlos
Right Back – Cafu
Centre Back – Franz Beckenbauer (1)
Centre Back – Booby Moore (2)
Left Midfield/Wing – Ryan Giggs
Right Midfield/Wing – George Best
Centre Midfield – Zinedine Zidane (1)
Centre Midfield – Lothar Matthaus
Attacker/Striker – Diego Maradonna (1)
Attacker/striker – Pele (2)
No need to be rude mate.
Tell me Talkemada, if you saw footage of Nelson Mandela or Mother Teresa kicking a football, would they be amongst the 'greatest footballers ever' too ?
Maradona
Zidane
Cryuff
Bergkamp
No, because they weren't professional footballers so don't be so stupid.
You've got nothing better to do than upset people. Why? Because I said something nice about someone else, is that it? Do you want me to say something nice about you, is that it? Do you feel left out?
You could try being nicer, if you want people to be nice to you. 🙁 You're horrible, mean and nasty and thoroughly unpleasant.
Zinedine Zidane.
Had the privelidge to see him play in Madrid. Astonishing ability.
For me, the true mark of a great is that they can prove it at the World Cup or the Euros to such an extent that their team wins it- or almost wins it in the case of Cruyff. However, Messi and Rooney for that matter have yet to to prove themselves at that level.
Gazza - Could have been really special...
Maradona - Most skillful player i've seen in my lifetime (Shame he was a Twunt)
Pele - Reputation, footage, character, etc. Didn't he score over a 1000 senior goals aswell?
Messi - Time will tell
Ronaldo??? Spits
Steve Bull - ;0)
Cruyff.
Who else has a turn named after them?
You've got nothing better to do than upset people. Why? Because I said something nice about someone else, is that it?
😕 You are "upset" ? ........because I said your comment was daft and soppy ?
You're even more daft and soppy than I thought 😐
Super Steve Fletcher. Up the cherries!!
I'd rather be 'soppy and daft' than be all eaten up with hate and nastiness like you.
[url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele ]
[/url]In 1967, the two factions involved in the Nigerian Civil War agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire so they could watch Pelé play an exhibition game in Lagos.
The man even stopped war..
Check out his stats. In 1120 appearances for Santos, he scored 1087 goals. That's almost a goal a game. Incredible.
Check out his stats. In 1120 appearances for Santos, he scored 1087 goals. That's almost a goal a game. Incredible.
Yeah that's all very well, but "he wouldn't have made it in the EPL" 😉
LOL!
You may be right, I don't suppose you'd have seen him turning out for Wigan away to Bolton on a wet freezing January afternoon!
The magic No 7 for the mighty Glasgow Celtic........Henrik Larrsen