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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Ok,

Me and a few mates were watching the england game last night over a few beers. We got talkin about good footballers and then began argueing over who is the all time greatest!

Guys, I know you have all had this conversation before so I want to hear your nominations.

We got Messi, Ronaldo (Brazillian), C.Ronaldo, Zidane and host of others...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Footballiing brain plus ability it has to be Kenny Dalgleish.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

pele or george best

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By *ackandkateCouple
over a year ago

Truro

When the above have won 3 World Cups and scored over 1000 first class goals they could be considered to be better than Pele.

Until such a time, Pele is the No1

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

Cantona.

Don't care how good he was at football, I'd do him.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

argument could go on for ever, what you defining as the greatest, all rounder,technical ability, take no shit,etc kinda player

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When the above have won 3 World Cups and scored over 1000 first class goals they could be considered to be better than Pele.

Until such a time, Pele is the No1

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Yep...spot on.

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

pele, eusabio, cruyf, puskas, dalgleish, van basten, platini, gerd muller...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No definite answer as obviously they all played at different times. De Stefano, Zidane, Pele, Maradona, Gary Mabbutt, George Best, Messi, Ronaldo and so many more brazilians, I could just go on and on.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Got to be bobby charlton or pele

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

Obviously I will nominate myself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maradonna end of

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By *ayjay218Man
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Maradonna end of

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agreed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maradona..no one else comes close

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes pele won three world cups and scored a hatful but maradinna pretty much won a world cup on his own!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When the above have won 3 World Cups and scored over 1000 first class goals they could be considered to be better than Pele.

Until such a time, Pele is the No1

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By *damandeve4funCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Bobby Charlton and Gary Mabbutt - you're having a laugh!

Pele, Puscas, Di Stefano, Cruyff, Best and, in the modern era, the only ones who come close are Zidane, Maradona and Messi.

Jim Baxter - who Pele said was one of the best player he had ever seen - would have been there too if he hadn't d*unk away his talent earlier in his career than even Best.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pele without a doubt. But would love to see Ronaldo against Maradona.

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Maradona, Pele or Zidane for me...probably Maradona, regardless of his faults.

Can even forgive him the first goal against England, given how sublime the second was !

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Roy of the Rovers.....

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

Was Gary Mabbutt in there to make sure people were paying attention, like Van Halen's brown M&M's ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think that Lionel Messi is going to outshine some of the past greats, and he still has another 10 years at least to make that happen. If he can stay injury free.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok,

Me and a few mates were watching the england game last night over a few beers. We got talkin about good footballers and then began argueing over who is the all time greatest!

Guys, I know you have all had this conversation before so I want to hear your nominations.

We got Messi, Ronaldo (Brazillian), C.Ronaldo, Zidane and host of others..."
which position?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Ok,

Me and a few mates were watching the england game last night over a few beers. We got talkin about good footballers and then began argueing over who is the all time greatest!

Guys, I know you have all had this conversation before so I want to hear your nominations.

We got Messi, Ronaldo (Brazillian), C.Ronaldo, Zidane and host of others..."
you see messi would make a shit keeper and a terible centre half

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By *ayman2002Man
over a year ago

Peterborough

Zidane is the best I've seen with my own eyes.

Gascoine could have been the best if it wasn't for injury (and a love of beer!)

Messi is amazing too. spellbinding at times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When the above have won 3 World Cups and scored over 1000 first class goals they could be considered to be better than Pele.

Until such a time, Pele is the No1

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pele cannot get it up

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Zidane is the best I've seen with my own eyes.

That's 'cos you're a mere child

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By *ayman2002Man
over a year ago

Peterborough

"Zidane is the best I've seen with my own eyes.

That's 'cos you're a mere child

Shut it you! lol

Come on then, educate us

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think that Lionel Messi is going to outshine some of the past greats, and he still has another 10 years at least to make that happen. If he can stay injury free."

Yet to do it at a major tournament as if yet but I agree he has too much quality not to in the future

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By *ust_for_laughsCouple
over a year ago

Hinckley

"Zidane is the best I've seen with my own eyes.

That's 'cos you're a mere child

Shut it you! lol

Come on then, educate us

I already did...look up a few posts. Might knock Pele off my list because I just don't like him

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By *U1966Man
over a year ago

Devon

All these need someone to win the ball for them bryan robson or steven gerrard but pele if your looking for just one

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By *ayman2002Man
over a year ago

Peterborough

"I already did...look up a few posts. Might knock Pele off my list because I just don't like him

I just can't ever forgive Maradona.

We agreed on Zidane being right up there though.

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By *_EavesMan
over a year ago

South West

There's been so many over the years but my short list would be... Ronaldo (brazil), Zidane, Pele, Maradona, Messi.. And the one that's always forgotten about... Andreas Iniesta!!

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

I'm in the Pele camp.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If players had of fulfilled their potential then gazza and best to name but two may have been right up there stirring up the argument.

A lot of it depends on seeing these players conquer the game at that giving time and therefore it's a never ending argument.

I have been lucky enough to witness zidane, c.ronaldo, messi and Thierry Henry in the flesh. And for me to watch zidane was breathtaking. The way he controlled the ball and created space was amazing. So for me zidane is my favourite player of all time.

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By *ea and SugarCouple
over a year ago

Manchester

Zidane is the best I've seen, Messi and Ronaldo are streets ahead of the current crop.

Pele, Puskas, Di Stefano, Charlton, Maradona, Cruyff and Best are all arguably the greatest, but no one has mentioned possibly the greatest of them all...

Duncan Edwards - my dad and Bobby Charlton say he was the greatest, so that'll do for me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Andy Ritchie

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pele considering the type of designed football he had to play with. Would love to have seen him play in this modern game.

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

George Best by far.....and the current 2012 West Ham side( all great players)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pele. And I hate football.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There's a legend still playing that nobody has mentioned yet but that's because he hasn't had the opportunity to shine on the world stage in international football, but I'd put him right up there alongside Pele - and that man is Ryan Giggs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shhhhh! Your not allowed to mention his name! Especially on a site like this!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shhhhh! Your not allowed to mention his name! Especially on a site like this!"

GIGGS! GIGGS! RYAN GIGGS!!

Yah, boo, sucks to you. Ner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Johnny Haynes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best was Best

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

im a city fan and it kills me to say cantona

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"im a city fan and it kills me to say cantona "

Colin Bell surely has to be up there ....

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"Zidane is the best I've seen, Messi and Ronaldo are streets ahead of the current crop.

Pele, Puskas, Di Stefano, Charlton, Maradona, Cruyff and Best are all arguably the greatest, but no one has mentioned possibly the greatest of them all...

Duncan Edwards - my dad and Bobby Charlton say he was the greatest, so that'll do for me

It was a life cut short and my dad says he made everyone on his team look good and everyone else on the pitch look like they were there to watch. Along with Lenny he a legend in Dudley

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's simple we re talking about the greatest! so you add in there performance and what they gave to the game and what they acheived in the game!! no one supasses Pele! Best had about 5 good season at utd! Maradonna had one great world cup 86! Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Zidane Ronaldo!! maybe Messi Maybe C Ronaldo can be in the top 10! but to be truly great you need to win a world cup in my eyes!

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By *ugartitsandhimCouple
over a year ago

North West

"It's simple we re talking about the greatest! so you add in there performance and what they gave to the game and what they acheived in the game!! no one supasses Pele! Best had about 5 good season at utd! Maradonna had one great world cup 86! Cruyff, Beckenbauer, Zidane Ronaldo!! maybe Messi Maybe C Ronaldo can be in the top 10! but to be truly great you need to win a world cup in my eyes!"

I agreed to a degree BUT !!! Ryan Giggs has been a great footballer BUT one man does not make a team and it takes a team to win a world cup. SO if the best footballer ever played for a crap national team he would never win a world cup

PELE gets my vote by the way !!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Maradonna end of

Hate to say it but your right, wasted himself on drugs near the end but what a talent.....an I f*ckin hate argies!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"pele or george best"
I dont know alot about it all but was going to say them two names,

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By *damandeve4funCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Andy Ritchie"

The Morton one I assume

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By *hole Lotta RosieWoman
over a year ago

Deviant City

Zidane and Giggsy!

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By *orset manMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth

George Best- Pele- Banks

and from my team - Keith Weller and Frank Worhington

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Purely depends what age you are I'm thirty so I would say Diego Maradona,my dad says Pele and some of my younger friends say Messi,Zidane,Ronaldo it depends who you grew up watching I think

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

For raw talent Maradona or Best.

But for making the best use of your raw talent Pelé or Messi are waaaaay ahead.

For me Pelé takes it easily for his accomplishments. Maybe Messi will be as good or better by the time he hangs up his boots but not quite yet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"George Best- Pele- Banks

and from my team - Keith Weller and Frank Worhington"
gotta be a leicester city man ...oh those tights he used to wear...lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stanley Matthews. A player from an era where the ball weighed as much as a cannonball, the shorts were long, and the men didn't go round hugging each other after a goal - a firm handshake would do. They also had sensible haircuts and smoked pipes at half-time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Stanley Matthews. A player from an era where the ball weighed as much as a cannonball, the shorts were long, and the men didn't go round hugging each other after a goal - a firm handshake would do. They also had sensible haircuts and smoked pipes at half-time.

YouTube "Harry enfeild football match"

V funny

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's a legend still playing that nobody has mentioned yet but that's because he hasn't had the opportunity to shine on the world stage in international football, but I'd put him right up there alongside Pele - and that man is Ryan Giggs."

Ryan giggs is a prick and should never be counted or even mentioned alongside any of the true greats, he is total shite compared to the likes of pele an co.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Has to be maradona. Pele played in a team full of world class players. Maradona single handedly won the world cup, the league in seria a with napoli and took Argentina to another world cup final. Case closed

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"Has to be maradona. Pele played in a team full of world class players. Maradona single handedly won the world cup, the league in seria a with napoli and took Argentina to another world cup final. Case closed"
all with the assistance of a little columbian marching powder

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By *edbagioMan
over a year ago

ripon

marradona best

or tony curie leeds utd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Has to be maradona. Pele played in a team full of world class players. Maradona single handedly won the world cup, the league in seria a with napoli and took Argentina to another world cup final. Case closedall with the assistance of a little columbian marching powder "

Coke isn't really a performance enhancing drug when it comes to sport and the quantity that El Diego was taking actually would have made him play worse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ryan giggs is a prick and should never be counted or even mentioned alongside any of the true greats, he is total shite compared to the likes of pele an co."

Er... Maradonna = drug taking cheating bastard.

Giggs = shagged his brother's missus a few times.

Pitchside:

Maradonna = drug taking cheating bastard

Giggs = his brother's wife wasn't in the team.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Georgie Best R.I.P

Billy

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By *irtydevil666Man
over a year ago

bristol

Stanley Bowles

Robin Friday

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And Banks surely? UtF!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ryan giggs is a prick and should never be counted or even mentioned alongside any of the true greats, he is total shite compared to the likes of pele an co.

Er... Maradonna = drug taking cheating bastard.

Giggs = shagged his brother's missus a few times.

Pitchside:

Maradonna = drug taking cheating bastard

Giggs = his brother's wife wasn't in the team.

Still doesnt mean giggs is worthy of being called the best footballer, if anythin that just makes him more of a prick!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Zidane made every look easy and everyone around him was in slow motion.

But you can't say who the best is/was as there are so many positions roles responsibilites for example Roy Keane

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