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The best player in the history of soccer

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The Kop Kid

Senior Squad
Maradona. Quite simply a football god. Scored some of the best goals in the history of the game and could turn a team from 'also rans' into world beaters. People are saying Zidane and Cruijff, but the thing is, they played in teams which were also the best teams (Zidane Juve, Real Madrid and a star studded French team, Cruijff in probably the most complete Holland side ever). Maradona basically won the world cup for Argentina in a side which really wasn't as good in general as others in the comp. Also look at Napoli. When they won Serie A, they were basically an ordinary side with possibly one or two exceptions. Maradona joins, Napoli win, Maradona leaves, Napoli sink like a stone. No other player has had so profound an effect who I can think of. Zidane and even Johan have never been ablt to terrorise an entire team the way Diego did. A close second is the mighty Igor Biscan. :crazyboy:
 
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Funky--K

Starting XI
Name: Diego Armando Maradooona

Country: Argentina

Borrn: 30th of October 1960

Played for:

- Los Cebolitas 1970-1975 (136 matches unbeaten... he was 10)

- Argentino Jrs. 1976-1988 (166 matches, 111 goals)

- Boca Juniores 1981-1982 (40 matches 28 goals) (scored 2 on debut)
1995 (played one month, won last match 1-0)

- Barcelona 1982-1984 (58 matches, 38 goals)

- Napoli 1984-1991 (259 matches, 115 goals - scored on the last match)

- Played for Newell's old boys, and dispite of his age, lost weight and made impressive magical exibitions

- For Argentina 1977-1994 (91 matches, 34 goals)

Titles won:

1978:

- Metropolitano Championship Top Scorer, with Argentinos Juniors. 22 goals scored.

1979:

- Youth World Champion in Japan

- Gold Ball for The Best Player of the Year , A.F.A. Journalist Acredited Center

- Metropolitano Championship Top Scorer, with Argentinos Juniors. 14 goals scored.

- Metropolitano Championship Top Scorer, with Argentinos Juniors. 12 goals scored.

- Silver Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

- Gold Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

- Best Player of America, according to the poll produced to Journal "El Mundo", from Caracas.

1980:

- Gold Ball for The Best Player of the Year , A.F.A. Journalist Acredited Center

- Metropolitano Championship Top Scorer, with Argentinos Juniors. 25 goals scored.

- Metropolitano Championship Top Scorer, with Argentinos Juniors. 18 goals scored.

- Silver Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

- Gold Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

1981:

- First Division Champion, Metropolitano Championship, with Boca Juniors.

- Silver Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

- Gold Ball for The Best Player of the Year , A.F.A. Journalist Acredited Center

1986:

- Wold Champion with the Argentina National Team in Mexico.

- Gold Ball for The Best Player of Mexico 1986 World Cup, of the F.I.F.A.

- Gold Ball for The Best Player of Europe, for the France Football Magazine.

- Silver Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

- Gold Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Player, Journalist Sports Circle

- Best Player of America, according to the poll produced to Journal "El Mundo", from Caracas.

- Onze de Oro, for The Best Player of the World, according to Onze french magazine.

1987:

- Italy League Champion, Serie A, Scudetto 1986/87, with Napoli.

- Italy League Top Scorer, Serie A, with Napoli. 15 goals scored.

- Italy Cup Champion, with Napoli.

-Onze de Oro, for The Best Player of the World, according to Onze french magazine.

1988:

- Italy League Top Scorer, Serie A, with Napoli. 16 goals scored.

- U.E.F.A. Cup Champion 1987/88, with Napoli.

1989:

- Best Player of America, according to the poll produced to Journal "El Mundo", from Caracas.

1990:

- Italy League Champion, Serie A, Scudetto 1989/90, with Napoli.

- Wold Subchampion with the Argentina Team in Italy.

- Best Player of America, according to the poll produced to Journal "El Mundo", from Caracas.

1992:

- Best Player of America, according to the poll produced to Journal "El Mundo", from Caracas.

1993:

- Artemio Franchi Cup Winner, with the National Team.

1996:

- Special Gold Ball for the trayectory, of the France Football Magazine.

1999:

- Platinium Olimpia for The Best Argentinian Sporty of the XX Century, Journalist Sports Circle

2004:

- Funky--K's award to the greatest God-given talent that ever stepped on a football pitch
 
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Spurs4Life

Starting XI
1) Zinedine Zidane

2) French

3) 31

4) Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus, Real Madrid

5)

Juventus: 2 Serie A Titles & 2 Champions League finals

Real Madrid: 1 Spanish title, 1 Champions league, 1 Super Cup, 1 Spanish Cup final

France: 1998 World Champions, 2000 Euro Champions

2003 European player of the year.
2002 World player of the year
Voted NO1 greatest European player over the last 50 years.
 
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WilliamFAlmeida

Starting XI
Pele

Only player to have 3 world cups
Only player to have scored over 1300 goals
Only player to do all that and win 2 world club championships
scored 8 goals in one game once
Scored 2 in a WC final at the age of 17

Got hit and badly fouled by defenders every game because there were no such things as yellow or red cards...they even injured him for the 66 WC....had he been there.....who knows.

Theres only one "greatest"
Pele
 
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dannyeli

Fan Favourite
Originally posted by WilliamFAlmeida
Pele

Only player to have 3 world cups
Only player to have scored over 1300 goals
Only player to do all that and win 2 world club championships
scored 8 goals in one game once
Scored 2 in a WC final at the age of 17

Got hit and badly fouled by defenders every game because there were no such things as yellow or red cards...they even injured him for the 66 WC....had he been there.....who knows.

Theres only one "greatest"
Pele
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Yeap Pele is the greatest :rockman:
 
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RUSI

El Merengue Argentino
I have heard many say this...

"Cruyff is the Prince.
Pele is the King.
Maradona is the God."

I have to say I agree with it.
 
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dubcrazy

Senior Squad
i dont agree that there is a best player in history because football is differant then years ago when pele played and best.i think the question should be who is the best player of a certain time period
 
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Spurs4Life

Starting XI
Originally posted by dubcrazy
i dont agree that there is a best player in history because football is differant then years ago when pele played and best.i think the question should be who is the best player of a certain time period
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You are totally right. But I still think Zidane is the best I've ever seen.
 
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Serginho2gaucho

Reserve Team
Im 15 and the best ive seen is thierry henry and zinedine zidane, but maybe pele and maradona where better i dont know
Most of the people here say that maradona is the best because they saw him play, but ther never saw pele. This is good to ask a 50 year old man who saw all the great players like cryuff, pele, garrincha etc
 
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Punkt

Fan Favourite
Originally posted by Serginho2gaucho
Im 15 and the best ive seen is thierry henry and zinedine zidane, but maybe pele and maradona where better i dont know
Most of the people here say that maradona is the best because they saw him play, but ther never saw pele. This is good to ask a 50 year old man who saw all the great players like cryuff, pele, garrincha etc
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yeah you right. I say Maradona because i saw him play. From Pelé i only saw videos of some goals especially WC70 clips.

Eusebio was fantastic too. He had flair, technique, speed, shot accurancy, two feet ability, excellent heading, perfect set pieces taking. The perfect player, He was the better european ever. (H)

Eusebio said in an interview that for him the better was Di Stefano.
 
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