My last question seems to be controversial, but Maradona was a prospect excellent player and the fact that he fell to drugs does not make him in any way better than Pele. Children look up to people like this and he failed this audience, the most important audience.
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Boca Juniors, Argentina
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I never cease to be amazed how little some of the people answering questions know about football.\n\nTo wit, several included Ronaldinho in their answers to this question. Don't they know he is NOT a striker, and therefore less likely to have opportunities to score?
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OMG, JUVENTINA, I TOTALLY AGREE. :) i mean, hes such a great player and not that many people know him! i dont know why! :/ youre right, he doesnt get the recognition he deserves, he deserves a standing ovation for his 200th goal! :) hes the best, and i love him! its really sad cause people dont know him as well as they know other players that arent even as good as he is! it makes me so mad! :/\n\nlol, i saw that game, the one he made his 200th goal. :) hes so cute!
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ITS TOO HARD TO POINT OUT A SINGLE PERSON.\n\nEVERY GAME HAS SOME LEGENDS.\n\nCRICKET----------- DON.\n\nFOOT BALL-------- PELE.\n\nTENNIS-------------- ASH.\n\nAND SO ON ...
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According to an interview the substance he tested positive for was in some medication (I think, or perhaps it was a sports or health suppliment) that he got while in the States. In Argentina that medication or suppliment doesn't actually contain that ingredient, but in the America it does and he didn't know that. He also says that if he'd wanted to cheat he would have taken something a lot better because there were far better substances available if that is what he intented to do. I believe him and besides which he didn't need to cheat! He was a great player who made a mistake. Well, two- not checking what he was taking and taking cocaine (which certainly doesn't do anything for your game.)
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It's funny you say that, he's tied for first in La Liga in scoring goals, people think that just cause he had a bad world cup, it wasn't just him who had a bad world cup, the top scorer had only 5 goals, that's down considerably from previous world cups, so nobody did anything spectacular, Brasil's former coach even said it himself he had the wrong mix of players and that's why they failed, but most countries would've liked to make it to the quarter finals, everyone just expects to much from him, you know this game is a team sport and if your not pulling your weight for the team then they cant produce, and Barcelona has been very unfortunate with all of there injuries.....  he is still the best player out there talent wise and his creativity is unfathomable, he will prove himself again you wait and see....
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The whole world is wondering that, I think that he is not comfortable with all the stars around him, in Barca he is the main player with all the freedom that he needs and the game is played around him, but in Brazil he is ''just'' one of the great players and he has to adapt himself to the other, and that is something that he must learn!!!!! We will see in WC 2010, the best of him!!!!!!!!!!
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Many names must be considered. As well as Maradona there are Gurd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff, Alfredo di stefano, ference puskas etc. The most recent contender would be Zinidine Zidane, a true legend!
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Maradona was the best football player, but Pele was the best professional football player.
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I ask myself that.\nOk, he WAS a great football player but they all take him as a god, and he's far from being perfect. He considers himself much too highly and is a bad example for all people, especially argentinian (no offense, but they copy everything they see).\nHe's fat and a druggie. He's hated by pretty much the whole world and the idiot has the nerve to ask for more gratitude. \nHe doesn't do anything, and I laughed so hard when he tried to show his abilities in football a year ago on TV. \nI completely hate that from Argentina (a country that I love by the way). I mean, there's even a church for Maradona, books called "Yo soy el Diego" and stores that are based only in that fat guy.\n\nOnce he even got mad because in an european country (I don't remember which) they didn't receive him as high as he expected. They treated him as any other person, but no, he had to be treated as if he was a god.
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Well all I have to say is I cannot understand why one of the most talented players in the game, Messi, whether he be a teenager/youngster or not took no part in such a crucial game. Unbelievable.
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I completely agree with you... He is the most cockyist and selfish player ever.... I cant believe he thinks he's better than ronaldinho... bloody CU-NT ... Rinaldinho aint selfish and actually sets teamates up and doesnt worry about scoring... But he gets better goals than Henry...
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Maradonna lost a little part of his gut but hasn't lost interest. He is currently staying out of cocaine and remaining drug free for his two daughters.Maradonna is actually playing again but it's for a division 3 team in Argentina.
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he is the greatest player in history, if you look at history you should know that in that match against England in 1986, Even if in the first half he used his hand to make a goal, he showed his potential in the second half when he scored the Greatest Goal of all time.\nmaradona fall into drugs, ok he is human, as we know cocaine does not help people to perform better in Sport. i wonder if we had see all his potential. \nnow he is retired but when he play, you can see he still have that magic that no other player had, or have right now\nyears will past until we see another player like him
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Yes, he didn't played at 100% but it's mass-media policy. Just spread something even if it isn't right, and win some money.\nLet's see what they say now after the last goal against Ghana, he is now the top scorer of all times at WC. Wanna bet they won't say now he is not in top for and that he's chubby? Specially after his last 2 nice goals.\n\nHe isn't the thinest player, but he's one of the best. Hope he can show us more goals :)
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anyone who answered Pele is a f*cking idiot!  I have no idea who it is, but please get a life and realize that there are other great players out there than Pele.  I actually also believe that the fellow is right about the player who scored for both argentina and uruguay.  Back then those kinds of regulations were much more loose and it would make sense that it happened during that time period!
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I think in order to be considered "best," you should be able use both feet if not equally well..pretty close. Yes those guys a good but I can think of people that names arent as high on the radar that I consider much better. No one can touch Maradona..or Pele to me..that is soccer. The tricks of today are nice but that was pure soccer