Best Footballer ever!!!
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Topic: Best Footballer ever!!!
Posted By: crimson87
Subject: Best Footballer ever!!!
Date Posted: November 04 2008 at 20:46
| Question for football lovers in PA. As simple as that |
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 04:52
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I'm not really a football fan, as a matter fo fact, I can't stand it, but I had this little character at the bottom of the screen in 'International Football' for my extinct Commodore 64 way back. I was quite fond of him. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 07:57
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In the abscence of Vinnie Jones, I vote for Pele.
Crimson87, do you think you could make your signature piccie a bit bigger, I can't quite see it. (emoticon for sarcasm).
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 12:45
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Pele, though Maradona could've been close if he hadn't destroyed his career so quickly... ------------- 
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Posted By: febus
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 13:57
I wonder how many people here actually saw PELE and DI STEFANO play 
On the other hand, someone is blatantly missing:: Franz Beckenbauer
 ..........him, i can remember and he always impressed me. |
Posted By: tszirmay
Date Posted: November 05 2008 at 18:42
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Pele and Maradona should be excluded (like Bruford, Wakeman and Squire) in such polls , because they are a cut above. That said , had George Best been sober, may have been the best ever! My idol remains Eric Cantona, for a Frenchman to go to England and be revered by the brits with signs like "Eric is God" -a reference to Clapton?, his rebellious style, fierce desire to win and incredible skill make him a still much admired figure today. ------------- I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth. |
Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 16:52
I saw Pele playing...
I was there in the stadium with my dad when he made his 1000th goal and also I saw him a couple of times live or via TV.I agree that The Kaiser Franz was a great player too and I saw him playing here too - good times when we had a real FIFA and not only UEFA and Germans were Germans, Spaniards were Spaniards, etc.
 Another German player I liked from the 60s/70s was the leftie Overath, very South American in the way he played.
And a small paean to a great forgotten player: Garrincha. ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
febus wrote:Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 17:14
 ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 19:42
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It's a pity he didn't won any WC and he did not have the balls to come for the 1978 WC in Argentina. But is one of the best of all time , no doubt.
It's true what Aktingani says , I mean black players in Germany , an Argentinian and a brazilian playing in spain.Another couple of them playing for mexico , Camoranesi won the WC with Italy.And we hace to take account of some french stars like : Henry , Vieira and Zidane who weren't French , what about the Netherlands? Davids and Seedorf weren't Dutch , were they?
Argentina and Brazil are the best countries footballwise.
Speaking about the best player ever, I think most of the votes for Pele actually are votes against Maradona. Pele was not much of a saint , and you think he did not do drugs? Pele is overrated , brazil had better players like Zico and Romário.If there is only one brazilian player i wish he was argentinian this would be "O baixinho". Can you picture Romário and Batistuta as forwards??? That would be insane.
By the way , my favourite player is Batistuta , since I did not enjoy Maradona in his heyday but I did watch Bati's whole career in Italy. Go to you tube and watch a special with lots of his goals. Heading , Free Kicks , one on one , Long distance , short distance, he was the most powerful striker of all time. We need a player like him now , Messi is OVERRATED.
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Posted By: splyu
Date Posted: November 06 2008 at 20:12
Roger Milla. 
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 02:08
So when is the statue of the ol' beanbagger's attention grabbing moment actually going up? Heard the plans years ago, but so far no action. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: November 07 2008 at 02:41
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best of all times, from what i've watched on TV, Pele... i've always admired Maldini and Redondo, though.... ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 15:48
| From what i've seen from past recordings, Johan Cruijff and Maradona are my favourites. But my vote goes for Zidane, because I've never seen anyone playing football like he did. |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 18:52
i'm sorry, this thread appears to be about soccer 
knew something was wrong when Jim Brown wasn't even an option-------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: Luca Pacchiarini
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 19:02
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Since Fabrizio Ficini is absent in this poll (a midfielder with over 400 games played for Empoli and ZERO goals)
I'd vote for Batistuta. also because he's the only one from the list I've seen playing live. (well, not..really....Zidane too)
Anyway, I watched Batistuta play in Florence... he was like a beast, but he was very clever and quick... the perfect striker.
a bit forgotten these days.
Ah, and let's do not forget ZICO!!!
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 23:26
Barry Sanders  |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 23:52
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If this thread was done in southamerica these days, Maradona would kill the competition...
But all of us know Pele was the greatest. -------------
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Posted By: Plankowner
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 00:44
| I mean c'mon, who didn't spend hours practicing the bicycle kick? |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 02:28
George Best - Because one of my teacher's used to train with him  (Or so he says  )------------- 
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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 03:18
Yeah and I used to live next door to Michael Laudrup ( Or so I say )
There are a lot of good players around the world but remember there´s only one team worth mentioning
. http://bluevikings.dk/index.php - Forever TRUE - Forever BLUE!
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 04:02
Haha - What a great sport
What no Patrick Viera
Peter Schmeichel
Ronalso.c.
Beckham
Kaka
Steve Highway?
Pele on this list by a few miles. ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 04:48
| Pele, no doubt. |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 06:32
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Tough call really. I would vote Henry, but he's not in the poll so I'll say Zidane.
------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 08:38
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Hmm ,no goalkeeper on the list. No Germans either - no Beckenbauer, no Gerd Müller (who was the best goalgetter ever), no Fritz Walter, no Puskas, (great Hungarian player who was a duo with di Stefano). I think you should redo the list. -------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: akamaisondufromage
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 13:42
Of course there are no Germans! Goes without saying!
Cruyff for me just because Pele and Maradonna (
 ) always get thhe votes in these things.------------- Help me I'm falling! |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 13:47
QFT ------------- 
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 13:50
alessandro del piero
 he is not just a player , he is a real artist ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 16:06
Coming from the Lions fan But really, best Running Back EVER As for this real poll.....I guess Pele? Thats the biggest name I know  |
Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 17:25
not to take this thread off course but Jim Brown was the best RB ever, even if he was a brownie ------------- Time always wins. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 18:36
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You're right we should discuss it elsewhere. But quickly IMHO...tis Sanders. But him Jom Brown and Walter Payton are all top 3 |
Posted By: Catholic Flame
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 19:51
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Joe Namath
------------- “Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.” ~Jack Kerouac |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 19:59
Pele by a mile (which he could run out in a few seconds) But I must admit I dislike that sport. |
Posted By: Badabing666
Date Posted: August 30 2009 at 16:45
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Zizou gets my vote ------------- 
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Posted By: ExittheLemming
Date Posted: August 31 2009 at 06:06
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I voted for Maradona, a wonderful footballer but an atrocious human being.
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: August 31 2009 at 06:18
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Maradonna closely followed by George Best,Zinedine Zidane and Johann Cruyff.
An honourable mention to the sadly overlooked Stan Bowles (QPR,Nottingham Forest,Man City etc. and England).  ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: September 02 2009 at 05:57
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Norwich City's Gary Doherty (The Ginger Pele) ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: mrcozdude
Date Posted: September 02 2009 at 06:02
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It's all changed since my days when it was all about Peter Beardsley.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/cozfunkel/" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: September 02 2009 at 06:06
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Oh yeah I remember - the toothless wonder of Anfield... ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |
Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: September 09 2009 at 20:22
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Pele
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Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: September 12 2009 at 09:02
most of the people on the list are retired now, so whose your favorite footballer still playing -------------  |