Who is the Greatest Player Ever?

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batgirl

I'll take your word since I don't follow sports.

conejiux

How many forums are there with the same question?

batgirl

Ummm... just a couple short of the total possible number of opening moves.

conejiux

The same number of atoms in the universe and beyond... Everybody wants to read the name of theirs idols.

bigpoison

Nah, Al, it's these three:

Peanut34

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1jtJODDWyKU/TApiEXMvc9I/AAAAAAAACtc/D7uj9Z9wriM/s1600/Most+Interesting+Man.jpg

TetsuoShima

he is better then all the ones batgirl and alcervik posted, he ist better then all of those together..

but the best is still

TetsuoShima
Peanut34 wrote:
 

who is that guy anyway???

corrijean
TetsuoShima wrote:
Peanut34 wrote:
 

who is that guy anyway???

The Most Interesting Man in the World

kinimaru

varelse1
corrijean wrote:
TetsuoShima wrote:
Peanut34 wrote:
 

who is that guy anyway???

The Most Interesting Man in the World

The Dos Equis guy.

ScottRF has him in his avatar, as well. Very funny.

LoekBergman

@BigPoison: can you tell me who those three man are? I can't recognize one of them. Here are imo three of the biggest champions in random order:

the Cannibale

 

The Great One

Pele

TetsuoShima

loek Pele wasnt greater then Maradonna

Al-Khalifa93

Wheilhm Stienitz, bent larsen, Samuel Reshevsky, & Garry Kasparov 

 

LoekBergman

I had to choose one of three: Pelé, Maradona and Messi. In the Netherlands we have Johan Cruijff, who is an outstanding player, but I still think that those three men were even better than he is.

Pelé was a new level of playing football. Some of his goals display an amazing level of football skills. He has made goals never seen again, like controlling a ball from a corner with his chest and then volleying in the goal.

SmyslovFan

I saw both Pele and Maradona play live. Pele was far better than Maradonna, and cleaner too. Yeah, Maradona could dribble like a demon, but Pele made everyone around him better.

But the greatest footballer of all time is Messi. I don't know whether he'll ever win a World Cup, but that's not the best measure. Just take a look at how much better Barcelona is with Messi compared to the team without him. Even opposing managers who have been around longer than I have agree that Messi is the greatest ever. 

conejiux
TetsuoShima wrote:

loek Pele wasnt greater then Maradonna

Pelé has the world record of goals of all times (+1000). He is the only soccer player three times world champion. He won his first world championship when he was 17 years old. Maradona is great but not as Pelé. His records talk.

conejiux

Today Messi is the best, the greatest, but to be like Pelé or at least as Maradona, he got to win the Football World Championship at least 2 times. Pelé won it 3 times, Maradona 2. Messi?

AlCzervik

Loek, the pics are Shaq, Lee Trevino, and Ty Cobb.

AlCzervik

I like how this thread has turned into a more useful debate (well, except for 'poison's choices).