Who is the most famous soccer player in the world and from what country does he come from?
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In my opinion only because I know nothing about soccer, and I have heard of him, David Beckham from England.
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Beckham plays for England.
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I don´t know,\n\nI have a hunch it was Ronaldo in 1994 in the United States, even though he didn´t play one single match.  He was 17 at the time.  But Pelé could also be the record holder, because in 1958, in Brazil´s first championhip run, he was a starter and won the world cup in Sweden against the hosts, when he wa also 17.
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go to this website, theres tons of info on him-  http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/worldcup/player?statsId=1044
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento.\n\nHonorary KBE, (born October 23, 1940), nicknamed Pelé (also written as Pele) (IPA Brazil), is a former Brazilian football player who won three World Cup medals and broke many records, also known as O Rei (The King). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time and was asked by FIFA to compile the list of the world's top 100 living footballers in 2004.\n\nOften considered the complete midfield and attacking player, he was a prolific and clinical finisher and exceptional at dribbling and passing. Famed for his pace and strong shot, and exceptional heading ability for a relatively short man, he scored 1,281 goals in all matches during his career. Since his full retirement in 1977, he has served as an ambassador for the sport.
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He is a famous french soccer player known for his fast ducking when a hard shot-on-goal is approaching.  He was accidentally hit by the ball 3 times during the German team's famous 33-0 win over France in the 1974 world cup.
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Diego Maradona from Argentina
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Pele. He is being regarded as the Legend in football/soccer game. You can't complete the history of football without mentioning his name. He is all time hero.
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Jairzinho\n\nfrom wikipedia.org\n\n"Jairzinho, birth name Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25, 1944) was a member of the Brazilian national team that won the 1970 World Cup. He is the only player to have scored in every game of a World Cup finals, a feat he achieved in 1970. However, his seven goals at those finals were not enough to win the Golden Boot, which went to West Germany's Gerd Müller, who scored a record ten goals."
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HE is from Iran and now plays for Bayern.He is sure a quality player
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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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David Beckham\n\nDavid Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. He is a midfielder for Real Madrid and captain of the English national team. He is noted for the quality of his crossing and ability to hit free-kicks and corners, particularly at long-range free-kicks and also for his marriage to a Spice Girl. He has played most of his career for Manchester United. Although there are arguably many better current players in world football none are as famous.\n\nManchester United 1995-2003\n\nBeckham first signed a YTS (youth training scheme) contract (this is similar to an apprenticeship) with United in 1991, and made his League debut in 1995, aged 19. The next year he helped the side to the Premiership and FA Cup trophies and to their dominance of domestic football. In the 1998-99 season, he was part of the United team that won the "treble" - Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League, a feat unprecedented in English football, which earned the club's manager, Alex Ferguson, a knighthood.\n  \n \nIn total, Beckham scored 86 goals in 397 games for Man United, a rate of roughly 2 goals every 9 games, highly commendable for a midfielder.\n\nClub Career\n\nReal Madrid 2003-present\n\nOn June 17, 2003, Beckham signed a four-year contract with Real Madrid of Spain, potentially worth up to €35 million (£25 million, USD 41 million). Plus 2.\n\nApart from benefiting from his football ability, this transfer gives the Spanish club an opportunity to profit from merchandising, especially in the Far East, where Beckham is enormously popular, and Manchester United have until now had the lion's share of interest. It is probably no coincidence that Beckham was transferred just before Real started a far-eastern tour, but it would be very unfair to say that his marketing potential alone was the only reason for his transfer. At the time of the announcement of his transfer to Real Madrid, Beckham and his wife (Victoria) were on a week-long tour of Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand promoting beauty products, chocolate, motor oil, and mobile phones, which it was reported would earn them more than the entire first year of his Real Madrid contract. (Western journalists are excluded from the Japanese "press conferences" organised by his sponsors because of the embarrassment they would cause him in the West.)\n\nHe successfully completed the transfer on July 1 and was presented with the squad number of 23 on July 2. He is believed to have chosen the number as a tribute to his idol, Michael Jordan, who made number 23 famous with the Chicago Bulls. Real Madrid shirts bearing his name and number were sold out in Madrid on the day his transfer was completed and Real Madrid were expected to receive €624,000 for the sale of the shirts.\n\nHis transfer to Real Madrid has proven very fruitful for both Beckham and the club. Beckham scored five times in his first 16 matches (including Real's 600th goal in the European Cup/Champions League, against Olympique Marseille on 26 November 2003), a higher scoring rate than his last year at Manchester United (11 goals in 52 games). He has become a favourite of the notoriously fickle Real Madrid crowd, and established an excellent playing relationship with Ronaldo.\n\nDuring the summer of 2004, Real also signed Englishmen Michael Owen and Jonathan Woodgate.\n\nInternational Career - England\n\nBy 1998 he was a regular international, and travelled with the England squad to the FIFA World Cup. In the second round of that competition he received a red-card for retaliation, following a foul challenge by the Argentine Diego Simeone. This act arguably cost England the game (which they lost on penalties) and the chance of advancing in the tournament. On returning home, Beckham became the target of criticism, sometimes justified (the accusation of petulance, for example) but much merely gratuitous. He received a similar vilification fo
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento of BRAZIL, famously known in the world as Pele has scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches in his career, by far the most goals ever scored by a single player in his entire career. \n\nPele has also won 3 FIFA World Cup with BRAZIL in 1958, 1962 & 1970. he is the youngest ever goal scorer in the World Cup final when he scored two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup final against SWEDEN. he is often regarded as one of the greatest football players in the world.
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Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima (b. September 22, 1976), simply known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He holds dual citizenship with Spain
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Place of birth Leytonstone, London, England.\nDavid Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who plays for Real Madrid and is captain of the English national team. He is also famed well beyond football for his media attention, marriage to former Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham and marketing potential. Beckham is one of only four players to have appeared 100 times in the UEFA Champions League.\n\nBeckham's career began when he signed for Manchester United in 1989 and signed a professional contract with them soon after making his first first-team appearance in 1992. By 1995, he had established himself as a first-team player and he won Premier League and FA Cup winners' medals with the club in 1996. He was selected to play for England after winning another league medal in 1997, but was sent off in a World Cup match against Argentina for kicking Diego Simeone. Beckham consequently became a figure of public hatred among many English football supporters, but he continued to play well and helped United win the treble of league, FA Cup, and Champions League in 1999. However, his relationship with the club's manager Sir Alex Ferguson began to deteriorate, and although he won further league championships with United in 2000 and 2001, he left the club to join Real Madrid in 2003, after another league title that year. His performances for Madrid have attracted considerable praise but the team has not been successful in winning major trophies during his time there.
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Ronaldo from Brazil.\nhe also scored twice in final.\nif he can score a few more goals in world cup 2006, he will be the best scorer of all world cups ever.
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His name is Abedi pele.i think he retired though now and without doubt he was their best player and its a pity he never played in the world cup.He used to play for marsieles in france