Who is or was the best soccer player ever... Pele, Maradona, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho.?
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Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)\nBrazil\nYears Played: 1956 - 1977\n\nWhy he's one of the greatest: At the age of 17, Pel scored six goals in the 1958 World Cup, inspiring Brazil to its first title.\n\nThroughout his illustrious career both on and off the pitch, Pele has remained a true ambassador of the game. Making his club debut for Santos at the age of 15 in 1956, he remained with the club until 1974. Although facts and figures could never do justice to the majesty that was Pele, his 1,281 goals in all competitions certainly serve to prove the point. He helped lead Santos to nine State Championships, and claimed two consecutive World Club Championships in 1962 and 1963.\n\nThere is no player who can claim greater success on the world stage. Pele made his international debut at the tender age of 16. A year later and his teammates pressured the national coaching staff to include the 17-year-old in the 1958 World Cup squad. Kept out of the majority of the tournament due to injury, Pele came on in Brazil's pool match against the Soviet Union. In the quarterfinals, Pele scored the winner against Wales, a hat trick in the semifinals against France, and two in the final against Sweden, Brazil won the 1958 World Cup... and a star was born. Out with injury for the 1962 World Cup, Pele returned to the national squad and claimed one more World Cup title in 1970. Voted the Century's Greatest Footballer along with Diego Maradona, Pele has continued to be an inspiration to the "the beautiful game."
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After Pele and Maradona for sure Mr Beckenbauer from Germany.\nIn 4th,Johan Cruijff, from Holland. \nAs a player, the guy was a Genius! \nEven Pele says it.\n\n\nBut keep in mind guys like: Zidane, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho,Thierry Henry, among others.
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Pele the KING!\n\nFrom my experience, most people who say Maradona is better tend to be Argentines.  Granted, Maradona is one of the greats of all time, but his claim to the throne of greatest player of all time tends to come from the two goals he scored against England in the 1986 World Cup.  His style also was more based on speed and strength thanks to his short and stocky frame, and strong legs.  Pele on the other hand is poetry in motion, strong yet graceful.  Maradona had many acrobatic plays as well, but his was more of the spectacular, of the spectacle, more flash and dash.  Pele made football an artform.  Plus the guy had 1300 career goals!\n\nThat's just my take on it.\n\nHey if you don't agree, just think about this: In 1970, the two factions involved in a civil war in Nigeria agreed for a 48-hour ceasefire just so they could watch Pelé play an exhibition game in Lagos.\n\nI don't think Maradona ever stopped any wars...\n:)
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No one...not one player can be compared to Ronaldinho.  He is the absolute best player in the world. If any club could select one player, it would be Ronaldinho.  His style is bar none, his skills are bar none, he raises his team to another level....whether it be Barcelona or Brasil.  Pele's status of all-time best player could have it's days numbered if Ronaldinho continues his ways.
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Ronaldinho of Brazil and he has been voted world best player as well! Doesn't that say it all?
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was...Ronaldhino Gaúcho!!! Great Brazilian soccer player.
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ronaldinho... superb dribbling skills, quick thinking, very fast movements, run really fast, shots of top notch quality, display high sportmanship, always smiling =)
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Armando Maradona best soccer player? Hmmmm yeah right...*rolls eyes*
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i think that only maradona cruyf and pele could compare due to titles and skills. Ronaldinhio is great but too young, and best didnt won so many titles. between them i choose maradona. he was skillfull we has always played in hard leagues and he won titles without having good players at his side like pele or cruyf.
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everyone says pele but the people who know football they know its diego. Pele never played outside the americas Maradona done it in the hardest leagues in the world Italy and Spain. Pele was in a team full of brilliant players. Maradona was in a team of average players. Maradona won the world cup by himself.  And in the 2 seasons he was at Napoli they won the italian league those two years the only time in their history.
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the better of them is ronaldinho\nthe best player ever
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Best: Ronaldinho... as he goes for beatiful game\n\nsecond best: Lampard, Pirlo, Gerrard, 30 something yrs ols Zizou
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currently Ronaldinho. All time I would say Ronaldo, Pele, Maradonna, Beckenbauer
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Today Ronaldinho it is magical what he can do with the ball...but of all time Pele is still the best!!!
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Ronaldhino is the best. A person with gr8 speed, skill and tactics.
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He is the best player. I'll go ahead and say that he is the best Brazilian football player. Sorry Pele, you have be over thrown.
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right now its Ronaldinho\nbefore that it was Eric Cantona\nand before that Maradona\nand then it was George Best\nbut Pele was the first true great