Who was the greatest footballer (soccer player) in the past 25 years?
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Pele actually retired in 1977. That was a little longer than 25 years ago. Best player since then A) Maradona or B) Zidane...followed up by C)Romario
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THERES A MILLION! :)\ncan i put people who are CURRENTLY 25 too? :) lol\n\nkaebi\ngilardino\nzaccardo\nkazemian\nteymourian\nborhani\nmadanchi\nkaka\nrobinho\ntorres\nsergio ramos\nc.ronaldo\nmessi\nde rossi\npodolski\n& more. :)
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the last (2004) FIFA best player of the world is Ronaldinho (playing at barcelona, don't confuse with Ronaldo, playing at Real Madrid). Read the official FIFA interview with him at http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/awards/gala.html\n\nAlso, TODAY (november 28, 2005), Ronaldinho is going to receive the "Ballon D'Or" (golden ball), prize created by the french magazine French Football --http://www.francefootball.fr/ -- in 1956 to distinguish the best player of the european leagues. The complete list of winners of this prize is at: http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/ballon_or/index_bo.html\n\nNow, the general audience... this is tough, since there are many players that could be the best at any time (henry, lampard, ronaldo, ronaldinho, zidane -getting older, though-, kaká, eto'o, ...). But truth is that, at this moment of the season, Ronaldinho is one step above the rest, and playing in the current best team (barcelona) helps him a lot.
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Whns did the new era began? Right now, Ronaldino is the best player. Probably the best player of the past 15 years... Maradona´s prime came to an end in 1990. Messi is regarded, as many pthers, as the next big one... but Ronaldino is the best there is now!
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David Beckam.\n\nBEcause he is the highly paid player in soccer.
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Highest paid football (soccer) player is David Beckham. He is also the 8th highest paid athlete in the world.
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ZINEDINE ZIDANE!!!!!He's no doubt the best player and a chivalrous gentleman!
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zinedine zidane, ronaldinho, ronaldo, shevchenko, michael ballack, buffon, thierry henry, ruud van nistelrooy, michael owen, wayne rooney, frank lampard, samuel eto'o, maldini, david trezeguet, juninho pernambucano, kaka, ALESSANDRO DEL PIERO.
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(FIFA.com) 19 Dec 2005\n\nBest soccer player in the world is Ronaldinho!\n\nBrazil's Ronaldinho dedicated his second consecutive FIFA Player of the Year to, "his team mates, his family and God" at tonight's prize ceremony at Zurich Opera House while the two players who had been shortlisted for the first time, Frank Lampard and Samuel Eto'o, were both gracious in defeat - considering it almost a victory to lose to the Barcelona-based magician. \nRonaldinho:\nI would like to dedicate this award to all my team mates at my club, my family - who have always stuck by me during the difficult times and to God for given me the health to do what I enjoy doing which is playing football. Any one of us could have won the award, it's a dream come true for all of us.\n\nAfter winning this award I want to help my team by producing my best form. I want to go on helping my team mates and be worthy of representing the team. I'm getting ready for the World Cup - I want to go back to Brazil with another title.\n\nI'm the happiest man on earth - I play for a great team, I have lots of friends, people appreciate the way I play, they appreciate my club and I want to continue to give happiness.
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Pele\nEdson Orantes de Nasciemento\n\nwatched a million movies of his highlights at soccer camp as a kid.\n\nsaw him score on a bicycle kick in a Brazil v. Mexico friendly. Saw him play for Brazil and NY Cosmos.\n\nInstrumental in Brazil's creation of "The Beautiful Game."\n\nWithout Pele, there would be no soccer as we see it played today. There would be no Maradona, Romario, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Beckham, Zidane, Figo, you name 'em!
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Ronaldinho. 2004 and 2005\nSee in\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year
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Pele of course\nbecause pele his dream fantastic time is more than 15 years, but maradona only some years after world cup 1986.
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Pele, simply the greatest.
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Ronaldhino who plays for Brazil and currently for the Barcelona club in Spain is the best player in the world
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pele was one of the greatest football players of all time. to find his like you would need to look at the entire history of the sport and bring in players like puskas, stanley matthews, or alec james.\n\nmaradonna wasn't a football player at all. he was just a cheat.
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If you're asking who, it is Ronaldinho.  How he became the best is his hard work on the field.
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arsene wenger...\nhe transformed thierry henry, robert pires and patrick viera into world class players...