Who is the greatest player ever?Imo is Maradona but in this discussion are also other great players. Maradona Pele Cruyff Garrincha Puskas Platini Zidane Best Di Stefano Ronaldo(the Brazilian) Eusebio Zico Messi Ronaldinho Van Basten Chalton
not a single nominee from either of europe's two alltime superpowers = not a very well thought out list
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34MauwruQRI"]YouTube - Pele is god[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBpu-M6kXCk"]YouTube - The Best of Diego Maradona[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6X4rXRBDqQ&feature=fvst"]YouTube - Homenaje Di Stefano[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU-k-Ots3iY"]YouTube - Johan Cruyff Dribbling Compilation[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASBIVvT7IPk"]YouTube - Garrincha[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdqMrgRi9dA"]YouTube - Michel Platini, The Real Number 10[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEU6OYTU2J8"]YouTube - Best Goalie Ever: Lev Yashin[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eqjjJdVK9M"]YouTube - Zidane Amazing Skills Compilation[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvPgUkuzjPA"]YouTube - Franz Beckenbauer[/ame] Defenders get no love
Easily. those who pick Maradonna are invariably too young to have ever seen Pele in his prime.....it's no contest.
True. I like to answer the question with Maradona, but I fit this description, having not seen much of Pele at his best. It's also more fun to pick Maradona. Pele is very likable, but with the HandofGod incident Maradona is almost mythical. All the controversies and drug/food misuse followed by recovery... makes him a fun guy to throw your support behind. But there is also this to consider. Does Pele have these skills? [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vashrNoXTE"]YouTube - Maradona - Live is life[/ame]
The 3 greatest and best known worldwide athletes of all time regardless of sport are Pele, Jordan and Ali.....it's as simple as that.
Had George Best been born Brazilian, German, Dutch or English he would be, far and away in the conversation as "best" player ever...as it was he never played in a world cup and thus is almost an afterthought....
Pele LOL @ the 8 votes for Zidane. I always thought I'm one of his biggest supporters on this site having him in the Top 10.
Ronaldo in 1994-1998 maybe.Zidane is most overrated player ever,I never seen Zidane's dribbling distance over 50 m See these gif about Ronaldo's dribbling distance ,his dribbling distance alway over 40M even 70M when Ronaldo played in his best years of the 1990s: 1 VS 4 60M 1 VS 3 40M