The greatest footballers to date.

[Kurt.]

Jarzinho

 

[Gablett]

Muller
Di Stefano
Cruyff
Rivelino

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

*feels a bit sick for not listing the great man. I shall obviously leave the room and have myself shot.

No big deal, it's not like you forgot Alan Ball too. ?

 

[Tree13]

Platini
Beckenbauer
Rummenigge
Gullit
Van Basten

 

[Littlesue]

With Pele's illness sparking debate come on let's have a discussion on who were the greatest - that THE greatest, that could go on for all time - but who deserves a mention.

Obvious ones and in no particular order ...

Pele
Messi
Ronaldo
Newer Ronaldo
Zico
Southall
Yashin
Best
Maradona (cheat)
Puskas
Charlton (B)
Henry

Carry on....

This but would add Duncan Edwards

 

[Prevenger17]

*feels a bit sick for not listing the great man. I shall obviously leave the room and have myself shot.

I think it's for the best mate

 

[Eggs]

….for me, Maradona was the best footballer. He was the reason Argentina won a World Cup with a largely ordinary side and won Serie A with Napoli the season after they struggled. A single player making that much difference has to be great. When he played for Barcelona at Real, he was applauded off the pitch by the Real fans.

Of the modern era greats, I prefer Ronaldo to Messi. They are both extraordinary, not least with their longevity but Ronaldo just always seemed to deliver. I was never the biggest Pele fan, the 1970 Brazil team was very special and he was a part of it but they disappointed in ‘66. Admittedly, Pele came in for a kicking but I thought Garrincha was magnificent in that side & they should’ve done better.

Maradona the best in my time.

 

[Moomin]

Garrincha is another my dad told me about

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Plus he shagged a goat.

 

[Moomin]

One that will pay for dinner.

 

[evilwebby]

In my time watching, the god tier is:

Maradona
Romario
Zidane

 

[nsno-chris]

Franco Baresi
Fabio Cannavaro
Gigi Buffon
Gheorge Hagi
Hristo Stoichkov
Roberto Baggio
Johan Neeskens
Javier Zanetti
Michael Laudrup

 

[Eggs]

Plus he shagged a goat.

….prefer to remember him at Goodison. A troubled life but a truly great player;

 

[scratchnsurf]

I guess in reality the answer is proper Ronaldo and Milene Domingues.

 

[PhilM]

 

[gonetomorrow]

Eusébio

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It's my theory that Eusebio could walk into any top side today. He was wiry, lightning fast, had one touch control and an explosive shot as Alex Stepney discovered in 1968.