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Who  is the best soccer player past or present in the history of world football ?

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Cristiano Ronaldo

With Video

836

   

Ronaldinho

With Video

513

Lionel Messi 337

     
Steven Gerrard

With Video

245

Pele

With Video

210

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The world has managed to witness great soccer players like Maradona, Eusebio, Platini, Zidane, Pele, George Best and many others. that these players are great is undisputable. it is however true that some controversy has arisen over who should be considered the most esteemed player of all time. it should be reiterated that saying one player is the best ever is not synonymous to underscoring the efforts made by the other players. - with this in mind we give honour to the greatest ever player to grace our beloved earth-THE great PELE. he faces stiff competition for the coveted prize from the likes of Cruijff and Maradona but that he is the best ever in undeniable. - he has come to be popular as the legend of the game of soccer. his name has become a household name to all soccer lunatics and fans worldwide. - to Pele i say "we salute you for the unmatchable achievements you made as far as the game of soccer is concerned... you're our hero forever - Malvin

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Kaka

With Video

192

Thierry Henry

With Video

173

Zinedine Zidane

Zizou

166

Diego Maradona 135

Fernando Torres 96

David Beckham 77

Michael Ballack 72

   

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Frank Lampard 59

Wayne Rooney 55

Cesc Fàbregas 52

George Best 36

Robinho 28

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 25

Zlatan Ibrahimovich. Speed power size and fitness. Extreme touch for a tall player.

he is the best dribbler on the planet and possesses extreme technique. Despite all this, he can dip the keeper from 30 yards and rifle in volleys with a venomous strike. he is tall, explaining his aerial ability, and will never miss a penalty!

zlatan Ibrahimovic, is the best period, people are just jealous, because he is such a beast of an athlete. if he was playing in england he will have gotten the award a long time ago.

ibrahimovic is the best soccer player in the world!!! so far he scored 12 goals with inter!! ibrahimovic is a awesome player!! i herd on fox soccer report ibrahimovic is the best striker in the world111

zlatan ibrahimovic is 1 of the greatest dribblers after zidane

Samuel Eto'o 25

Didier Drogba 25

Ronaldo

(El Fenomeno)

23

Ruud van Nistelrooy 16

Gheorghe Hagi 15

my opinion gheorghe hagi was a good footballer

best footballer in galaxy

Gheorghe Hagi  he is the King of Soccer.

Georghe Hagi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

g.hadi isthe best one who i have ever seen. ronaldinho, zidane and maradona also good players but hagi is the one who controls the ball and then shouts far away from the bar. my best player is hagi. because he were playing in my favourite team galatasaray.

Hagi is the best player that ever was and will ever be because he makes spectacle when he plays, he give the best passes in the world, he is very intelligent and a real leader and his shooting power and precision are incredible, he always make the difference.

John Terry 15

john

Park Ji-Sung 15

Luís Figo 15

if you people keep calling the game "football" none of your opinions should even matter.  Its Futeball for one. and to all of you mention some good names but the best to have ever played is def. Figo.. Im from Portugal myself and yes C. Ronaldo is good and Ronaldinho is great as well as other people but Figo in his times would murder them.

FIGO rulz

come on luis figo nice work scolari thinks he is the bes true top of table best on earth

LUIS FIGO'S FREE KICKS ARE BRILLIANT TOP RIGHT CORNER EVERY TIME HE MAKES PORTUGAL RUN HE MAKES REAL MADRID RUN HE WILL GO PAST YOU LIKE LIGHTNING

luis figo is amazing

LUIS FIGO CAN PLAY SOCCER VERY WELL HE WILL GET PAST RONALDINHO SO EASY HE IS BRILLIANT IN THE CENTRE FOR PORTUGAL HE IS SO GOOD AT USING HIS TRICKS OTHER PEOPLE WILL THINK OTHER PLAYERS ARE BETTER BUT YOU KNOW YOUR WRONG LUIS FIGO IS SO THE BEST IN THE WORLD HE GOT 1999-2001 BEST SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR LUIS FIGO WILL SCRAMBLE YOU

U PPL FORGET LUIS FIGO THE MAN IS A LIVING LEGEND ENOUGH SAID

Francesco Totti 15

Hugo Sánchez 13

Andres Iniesta 12

hellloooo wabout iniesta he showed that hes better then ronaldo and messi in the final ....... best ever ... george best, pele, maradona, peter crouch :) pele himself said George Best was better then him

Andriy Shevchenko 12

Andriy Shevchenko I think he is the best soccer player of all time just now in days they don't let him play much I think they should let him play in the games more he still has what it takes to beat the competition and at his top he was better than most soccer players like Cristiano Ronaldo

andry shevchenko is the best player because the ukrainian team sucks but they had an excellent place in the world cup ranking because of shevchenko!

Roberto Baggio 11

roberto baggio the handsome and the most skilful footballer ever ......

i love football.i gotta say my favourites are Roberto Baggio,Maradona,Batistuta,Maldini,Messi,Del Piero,Nedved,.i have to remember the greats worldwide who are kinda forgotten geniuses of the 90s.like batistuta,zola,vialli,hagi,and the most classy,talented Baggio.these guys could show the modern footballers what soccer has lost.

Roberto Baggio is the best player ever!  No one can match his skill.  I also think Zoff, Buffon, Cannavaro, Totti, and Maldini.  Italy is the best ever!!  Campioni del Mondo!

Baggio the genius

Johan Cruijff 11

is the best ever.

The impact he had on the teams he played for, as well as his skill, are overwhelming. Additionally, his style changed forever the way in which the game is played.

Ryan Giggs 11

Fabio Cannavaro 11

Fabio Cannavaro is the best player in the world..has the quality of strength and leadership and also the hottest footballer

FABIO CANNAVARO AND NO ONE ELSE

He is the best defender and inspirational to the Azzuri going for the final in this years World Cup! Forza Italia!

FABIO CANNAVARO IS THE BEST AND HOTTEST DEFENDER IN THE WHOLE WORLD AND IS UNSTOPPABLE! FORZA AZZURI!!!!

ummm.... i think Fabio Cannavaro. I don't know why i just like his playing style :)

George Weah 10

Eric Cantona 10

need i say more!

Football legend

Eric Cantona is king. He is able to chip the ball over any goalkeeper. He can shoot, pass, and dribble very well. He should at least be in the to 10 players.

Did you 4get Eric Cantona?

Alessandro Del Piero 9

del piero the was the best..... is the best...... will be the best. and he is the king of the fields...

Alessandro Del piero VIVA ITALIA

Del Piero look at his resume that's all i have to say!!!!!!!!!

Alessandro Del Piero was the best and he is the best player of football!

Del Piero!!! Del Piero!!! Del Piero!!! never saw better, brains+skill+talent only sad thing was his knee injuries, even 18 area was named the del piero zone, ronaldo, ronaldhinio all =good players+skill but - everything else.

DEFINITELY, Del Piero, he is the master of skill and power. He has had one or two misses ,but he can curve a ball packs a really shot and is a deadly finisher. GLI AZZURI! FORZA ITALIA!

Miroslav Klose 9

Miroslav Klose- amazing shot and he has an eye for goal!

since klose first appearance in world cup 2002,He become better and better each one of the match until he known all over the world as a professional player.

I think klose will score lots of goal in euro 2008,and became the top scorer B,cus he got the best team that is Germany.they have ballack the captain will support him.Just watch.

klose is the top scorer in the world cup 2006, not even the best player kaka ,cristiano ronaldo and other world class player can't beat MIROSLAV KLOSE the god of football.

He is the best and almighty of all! He 'closes' other teams up and raises the world cup! With Klose, you LOSE.

Miroslav Klose is the king of football in the world

Michael Owen 8

Michael Owen is the best, he scores on a ratio of 1 goal every other game and considering how much time he has been injured that is incredible! he has scored more goals than any other player in the premier league, and the premier league is the best league in the world! MICHAEL OWEN RULES!!!!

are you lot mad??!! MICHAEL OWEN IS THE BEST EVER!!!! HE ACTUALLY MANAGES TO SCORE UNLIKE MOST PLAYERS

michael owen, he has had so many spectacular goals it is amazing

Romário 8

Romario -  1000+ goals  -  got to be in the running

romario he is the hottest brazilin striker and is easily one of the best he is on the list for the top 50 goals and has about 300 goals

I would say the best player ive seen play was Romario, i remember his influence in the 94 world cup and he was amazing, the most skilful in today's era would have to be between Ronaldinho, Zidane, C.Ronaldo,Ronaldo and Okocha. Paul Scholes is the Best ever english player. those who understand football will agree

Franz Beckenbauer 7

easy question! easy answer! - Its the one and only one! The truth! the best leader ever! The only one who won the WC Trophy as a player and as a coach! The one who is today president of the best German Football Team.. IT IS FRANZ "DER KAISER" BECKENBAUER!!!

Beckenbauer: won the Fifa world cup twice, 1974 as captain of the German team and 1990 as coach. No one has such a record.

my opinion is that they are very good players but the best out of all of them is thiery henry and zinadine zidan .they are the best and out of them, is FRANZ BECKENBUER

Franz Beckenbauer because he is the only player to win the trophy as player and as coach other than that he was an awesome player

Zico 6  
Paolo Maldini 6

just a legend won 5 champions leagues and is about to start his 26th season at milan a true one club man.the best ever left back

Ferenc Puskás 6

For me there is only one mostly over looked because of pele and maradona but farenc puskass the Hungarian canon ball is the best player ever in my eyes his eye for goal earnt him 81 goals in 80 appearances for his native Hungary including a hatrick against newly crowned world champions england he scored over 690 goals in 680 appearances in a career which span over 15 years he and alfredo di stfeano scored over 1000 goals in 7 years together at real madrid Farenc Puskass the greatest footballer ever

NO QUESTION...THE BEST EVER IS PUSKAS

Ferenc Puskas goal scoring machine

Gabriel Batistuta

Batigol

6

Gabriel Batistuta a.k.a. Batigol. The best goalgetter in the world. Just AMAZING!!!

gabriel batistuta, he is the most honest and skilful footballer in the whole world

Pato 5  
Riquelme 5

Riquelme from Argentina is the best footballer in the world. - He has great skill and has precise kicking abilities.  To me, he handles pressure so well with his calm composure..  He sets the rhythm for the game.  Riquelme, #10, is THE BEST!!!

JUAN ROMAN  RIQUELME IS THE MOST CREATIVE MIDFIELDER ALONG WITH FIGO SINCE ZIDANE  RETIRED

I will have to say Riquelme is the best player in the world. He is a magician he can see passes that you never think could get through. He is also the best holder of the ball i have seen since the great kenny daglish and he also had a wonderful show and makes up for his lack of pace by putting wonderful passes.

Adriano Leite Ribeiro 5

adriano totally! he's so damn hot!

Adriano, just wait and see what he does in Germany, you will all be surprised !!

wot

Adriano is the strongest striker...the best..

wot a player

Marco van Basten 4

marco van basten   was fantastic

marco van basten produced the best and most crucial goals ever a definite winner

Gianfranco Zola 4

zola was a amazin player - best player for chelsea and best player ever!!!!!

Dennis Bergkamp 4

how dennis bergkamp is rated lower than frank lampard, someone explain that to me

Dennis Bergkamp - One word to describe this man - majestic

Stanley Matthews 3

stanley mathews is the best legend in the world

Michael Laudrup 3

Micheal Laudrup.  The 'father' of modern playmakers.  I have to put him in front of my personal favourite, Dennis Bergkamp as Michael was a more complete player in terms of his ability to control his emotion.  He has never been red-carded in his playing history.  A great creator of goals and a great goal scorer himself. 5 La Liga titles in a row with both Barca and Real Madrid surely made him surpassed Zinedine Zidane.  He is definitely in his own class.

Michel Platini 3  
Gheorghe Hagi 3

g.hadi is  the best one who i have ever seen. ronaldinho, zidane and maradona also good players but hagi is the one who controls the ball and then shouts far away from the bar. my best player is hagi. because he were playing in my favourite team galatasaray.

Hernan Crespo 3

he scored many goals magic steal

Landon Donovan 3  
Paul Gascoigne

Gazza

3

Paul Gascoigne - Mainly because his ball skills stood out from everyone else. Okay as a complete player i don't believe he is the best ever. I mean look at Johan Cruff and Franz Beckenbauer there presence stimulated great play from whichever position they played. But he dint have to shimmy he just glided past them which is brill for a big guy.

The only player that can be compared to Zizou for his ability to run past people as if the are not there.  He doesn't need to beat people he just glides past them

Joe Cole ? 3

joe cole has to be the best player in the world because he play's for chelsea and england!!!!.But england are not the best wales are. joe cole scored the best goal in the world cup.

Louis Saha ? 3  
Xabi Alonso 2

Xabi Alonso is the best. His passes are unmatchable!

Bobby Moore 2

Bobby Moore captained England and made us win the world cup and he is a great west ham legend

Pavel Nedved 2

no matter wat

 Sir Bobby Charlton 2

bobby charlton no doubt about it he helped us to win the world cup

he was a brilliant player and he lead England to success

Arjen Robben 2

arjen robben a wornderful skilled football who brings hope when all is lost. kudos to arjen robben cause his the best

arjen robben fast amazing ball control and great scoring ability as seen with Netherlands and Chelsea

Alfredo Di Stéfano 2

He shows loyalty, faith all-round skill, calmness, leadership and best of all an amazing ability to read the game better even than ronaldinho

Djibril Cissé 2  
Eusébio 1

EUSÉBIO IS THE BEST!!!

Cuauhtémoc Blanco 1

cuahtemoc blanco is the one of the greatest because he does some of the most unbelievable passes he may not be fast but he still works hard to achieve what he wants to do. He loves the game and loves playing he is like ronaldino for Mexico

John Charles 1

The best player ever to play for Wales and the first British player to be a success in Italy.  Ahead of his time he could play centre forward or centre half.  And on top of that a gentleman off the field, deserves a posthumous knighthood to be known as Sir John Charles.

Ryan Babel. 1

He is such a prospect for the future. He is already world class and at the age of 18 he still has a long time to get even better. The Dutch centre forward plays in the eredivise for Ajax. i can see him being the world number 1 in 10 years time.

Brian Laudrup 1

More skill in his little toe than any player to grace the British game in the last twenty years (Gascoigne not included)

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