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Oct 1, 2009 9:06 PM CSTthe best footballer ever
lion131
lion131lion131Wexford, Ireland230 Threads 236 Polls 826 Posts

the best footballer ever(Vote Below)

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maradonna
4
9%
pele
19
44%
roberto baggio
2
5%
johann cruyff
3
7%
franz beckanbauer
1
2%
puskas
0
0%
eusebio
0
0%
other
14
33%
Total Votes
43
confused confused dunno
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Oct 1, 2009 9:14 PM CST the best footballer ever
wonderworker
wonderworkerwonderworkercosby, Tennessee USA201 Threads 2 Polls 1,883 Posts
I thought you said Football?
You know.Unitis,Butkus that Football.
cool
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Oct 1, 2009 9:27 PM CST the best footballer ever
USThumper
USThumperUSThumperMexico, New York USA4 Threads 3,957 Posts
wonderworker: I thought you said Football?
You know.Unitis,Butkus that Football.
I was going to say Joe Namuth.
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Oct 1, 2009 9:28 PM CST the best footballer ever
lion131
lion131lion131wexford, Wexford Ireland230 Threads 236 Polls 826 Posts
wonderworker: I thought you said Football?
You know.Unitis,Butkus that Football.
sorry about that!over here,we call soccer 'football'.i wouldnt know any american footballers in the n.f.l,so sorry once again about thathandshake
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Oct 1, 2009 9:29 PM CST the best footballer ever
ukrainegary48
ukrainegary48ukrainegary48Donetsk, Uzbekistan63 Threads 1,113 Posts
they say that to me in Ukraine all the time. i don't have the nerve to tell them i hate soccer.
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Oct 2, 2009 5:34 AM CST the best footballer ever
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
Did you ever see George Best play???

After surely the player who Pele described as
the greatest footballer ever should be on your list.


dunno
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Oct 2, 2009 6:04 AM CST the best footballer ever
kev147
kev147kev147Dublin, Ireland12 Threads 5 Polls 373 Posts
bodleing: Did you ever see George Best play???

After surely the player who Pele described as
the greatest footballer ever should be on your list.


you beat me to it besty would wim hands down,
maradonna said he was the best too,
and wheres kaka and zidane ??
Bad list
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Oct 2, 2009 6:06 AM CST the best footballer ever
kev86
kev86kev86dublin, Down Ireland15 Threads 7 Polls 187 Posts
gorge best i tink was the greatist or eric cantona peace 2 of the greats
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Oct 2, 2009 6:11 AM CST the best footballer ever
DUBLINGUY1973
DUBLINGUY1973DUBLINGUY1973Dublin, Ireland43 Threads 4 Polls 4,692 Posts
bodleing: Did you ever see George Best play???

After surely the player who Pele described as
the greatest footballer ever should be on your list.


I agree. You can't have a list of greatest footballers that ever lived without including Georgie Best. But then there is always going to be footballers left out that someone disagrees with. Also Cantona was a legend. I do think its a bit soon for Kaka or Ronaldo to be included yet though. Maybe after they are finished playing, they will be considered one of the best that ever lived........JMO
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Oct 2, 2009 6:14 AM CST the best footballer ever
mahoo
mahoomahooDhaka, Bangladesh218 Posts
maradona is the greatest , pele is not even near to him,pele is the most overrated sportsman of all time
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Oct 2, 2009 6:57 AM CST the best footballer ever
mahoo: maradona is the greatest , pele is not even near to him,pele is the most overrated sportsman of all time
Better state your reasons for that statement!dunno
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Oct 2, 2009 7:26 AM CST the best footballer ever
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
DUBLINGUY1973: I agree. You can't have a list of greatest footballers that ever lived without including Georgie Best. But then there is always going to be footballers left out that someone disagrees with. Also Cantona was a legend. I do think its a bit soon for Kaka or Ronaldo to be included yet though. Maybe after they are finished playing, they will be considered one of the best that ever lived........JMO


I had the pleasure of watching George Best many times
in the late sixties. Many's the time we have left Old
Trafford in awe of what we had just witnessed knowing
we had been part of the priveledged 60,000. In those
days cameras were at few grounds and Bestie seemed to
turn it on when the cameras werent present. The old
footage you see of him does not really do justice to
the man's true genius.
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Oct 2, 2009 7:30 AM CST the best footballer ever
mahoo
mahoomahooDhaka, Bangladesh218 Posts
Conrad73: Better state your reasons for that statement!


Just collect videos of these two, u will find it. Maradona won 1986 almost by his own, u can never find such a incident in any sports history where a team game is so dominated by one. whereas pele did some goals in '58, did nothing in '62, 1970 Brazil team is full of great players , pele only played in Brazilian league . while Maradona dominated europe , by his unbelievable skills he won many trophys for a mediocre team like Nepoly, there are several players who are same or better than pele play today, but There is only one Maradona, a real gift from God . Pele has popularity just becoz he is a Brazilian and coincidentally he was in all 3 teams that won world cup though he almost had no contribution in 58 and 62 and in 70 he was a part of a great team .
The presense of Maradona was enough to turn a ordinary team into a great team, we saw it in 1990. he was a great inspiration for his teammates bcoz he was such a genius . No one can say this about pele.

Actually to compare pele with maradona degrad Maradona. There is no comparison between these two. Maradona was a artist not like pele a worker.People sometime got influenced by Maradona's personal life and try to put him bellow but one should remember every great genius is little bit lunatic.
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Oct 2, 2009 7:34 AM CST the best footballer ever
Boban1
Boban1Boban1bigplace, Central Serbia Serbia144 Threads 5 Polls 18,789 Posts
Zinedine Zidane...RONALDINHO

were my favorite players
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Oct 2, 2009 7:46 AM CST the best footballer ever
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
mahoo: Just collect videos of these two, u will find it. Maradona won 1986 almost by his own, u can never find such a incident in any sports history where a team game is so dominated by one. whereas pele did some goals in '58, did nothing in '62, 1970 Brazil team is full of great players , pele only played in Brazilian league . while Maradona dominated europe , by his unbelievable skills he won many trophys for a mediocre team like Nepoly, there are several players who are same or better than pele play today, but There is only one Maradona, a real gift from God . Pele has popularity just becoz he is a Brazilian and coincidentally he was in all 3 teams that won world cup though he almost had no contribution in 58 and 62 and in 70 he was a part of a great team .
The presense of Maradona was enough to turn a ordinary team into a great team, we saw it in 1990. he was a great inspiration for his teammates bcoz he was such a genius . No one can say this about pele.

Actually to compare pele with maradona degrad Maradona. There is no comparison between these two. Maradona was a artist not like pele a worker.People sometime got influenced by Maradona's personal life and try to put him bellow but one should remember every great genius is little bit lunatic.


There's no doubting genius.thumbs up

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Oct 2, 2009 8:36 PM CST the best footballer ever
lion131
lion131lion131wexford, Wexford Ireland230 Threads 236 Polls 826 Posts
mahoo: Just collect videos of these two, u will find it. Maradona won 1986 almost by his own, u can never find such a incident in any sports history where a team game is so dominated by one. whereas pele did some goals in '58, did nothing in '62, 1970 Brazil team is full of great players , pele only played in Brazilian league . while Maradona dominated europe , by his unbelievable skills he won many trophys for a mediocre team like Nepoly, there are several players who are same or better than pele play today, but There is only one Maradona, a real gift from God . Pele has popularity just becoz he is a Brazilian and coincidentally he was in all 3 teams that won world cup though he almost had no contribution in 58 and 62 and in 70 he was a part of a great team .
The presense of Maradona was enough to turn a ordinary team into a great team, we saw it in 1990. he was a great inspiration for his teammates bcoz he was such a genius . No one can say this about pele.

Actually to compare pele with maradona degrad Maradona. There is no comparison between these two. Maradona was a artist not like pele a worker.People sometime got influenced by Maradona's personal life and try to put him bellow but one should remember every great genius is little bit lunatic.
you took the words right out of my mouth!grin thumbs up
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Oct 2, 2009 8:41 PM CST the best footballer ever
minniemoo
minniemoominniemooCork, Ireland12 Threads 651 Posts
didnt see Roy Keane there either....ok he's a tit but some great fotballer cheering cheering
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Oct 2, 2009 8:44 PM CST the best footballer ever
Jan1305
Jan1305Jan1305Sunshine and vino, Murcia Spain170 Threads 5,319 Posts
You didn´t include George Best or a whole host of others, particularly those from the north of England, I can think of.

Your list is flawed, but I don´t think it would be possible to compile a list of the best football players without missing somebody out.
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Oct 2, 2009 9:25 PM CST the best footballer ever
coraline
coralinecoralinecorinth, Mississippi USA1 Threads 22 Posts
Walter Peyton
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Oct 2, 2009 9:29 PM CST the best footballer ever
scorpiosiren
scorpiosirenscorpiosirendrogheda, Louth Ireland24 Threads 1 Polls 1,100 Posts
david beckham lol
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Oct 3, 2009 3:12 AM CST the best footballer ever
goodfriend
goodfriendgoodfriendglasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland UK2 Threads 2,573 Posts
I would have to say the late Davy Cooper but today i would vote for my nephew who is a cracking footballer,Ally McCoist and Mark Hately played some real good football..
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Oct 3, 2009 3:24 AM CST the best footballer ever
Merriweather
MerriweatherMerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia51 Threads 11,403 Posts
bodleing: I had the pleasure of watching George Best many times
in the late sixties. Many's the time we have left Old
Trafford in awe of what we had just witnessed knowing
we had been part of the priveledged 60,000. In those
days cameras were at few grounds and Bestie seemed to
turn it on when the cameras werent present. The old
footage you see of him does not really do justice to
the man's true genius.


Hi Bodeswave

Me too.... if Arsenal ever goto FA cup final ( MaY) I will watch. up all night. not because I no anything about your footy teams there, but because of your above post...
Used tothink George Best was terrific to watch when I was a teen, also round the time we got our first tV set.

As for Maradonna... my kids adored him.... Til he made us ashamed because he took drugs... and at the point...
I thought...

Well mate... if you think you are going to be a drug and soccer idol... forget it.... I was sooooo disappointed with Maradonna.
I gave my boys a good talking to and told them that an idol has to have values as well... he dont get away with blue murder cos he is good player.
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Oct 3, 2009 1:45 PM CST the best footballer ever
beretta67
beretta67beretta67riga, Riga Latvia1 Threads 49 Posts
a lot of...Pele is a legend. Not comment.
Zinedine Zidane...i liked his play, his excerpt (not only in last game vs Italian team frustrated )
cristiano ronaldo - young and gifted.i think he has a chance will be the best footballer ever
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Oct 3, 2009 3:02 PM CST the best footballer ever
ttom500
ttom500ttom500St. Cloud, Florida USA30 Threads 5 Polls 10,523 Posts
I have to go with Pele'. But Best, Bechanbauer, Cyruff are all on his heels in my opinion.

I saw Pele' do some amazing things on a pitch with a ball, in full stride and under pressure. So...he gets my vote.
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Oct 3, 2009 3:15 PM CST the best footballer ever
bodleing
bodleingbodleingGreater Manchester, England UK238 Threads 8 Polls 13,810 Posts
beretta67: a lot of...Pele is a legend. Not comment.
Zinedine Zidane...i liked his play, his excerpt (not only in last game vs Italian team )
cristiano ronaldo - young and gifted.i think he has a chance will be the best footballer ever



I really dont think so.

Georgie was simply the Best!!!





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