Who is the best soccer player of all times?
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Pele is the best and is recognized as the best\nPele the one and only\nSee\nhttp://www.ifhof.com/hof/halloffame.asp
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David Beckam.\n\nBEcause he is the highly paid player in soccer.
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At this day and age, Ronaldinho (barcelona,) but if you mean ever, there's no question at all that it's Pele. Actually, i think Pele is the most prized athlete period- in the history of any sport ever!!
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By definition, there can be only one "best player" in the competition, by the way, it will be either Ronaldinho or Wayne Rooney.\nYou read it here first!!
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By far, I think Ronaldinho from Brazil is the best player in the world. Not just because he is productive, but also he elevates soccer to a new level.
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If you are talking about the tournament's all-time top scorer, it's Ronaldo. If u r talking about the current leading scorer for 2006 WC, it's Miroslav Klose.
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DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA\n\nbest player in the world. ever. period. and yes, it was a hand, as we all know. but hey what can you do, that´s footie, ain´it?
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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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Maradona is definetely, the best.\nactive player I can say messi
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Best footballer in the world is a close one with Ronaldinho, and Theiry Henry.  I am gonna go with Ronaldinho just because he does some much more than score, he controls the whole game, and he is just so incredible to watch.
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ronaldinho, the best in the world
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I think the best player of all time is Ronaldinho. Why? because he is very very talented and he scores a lot of goals also he doesn't keep the ball with him too long he passes it in the perfect place and time. another thing is that he uses his talents when he plays not like the other players who do some techniques only in the practice time not in the real matches.
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i'd go with maradona\n\nRight.. he won 3 world cups... but.. in 58 played only the last games, and in 62 played only one game. Brasil had a GREAT team(garrincha, Gerson, etc).. it wasn't just PELE (Maradona won the 86 cup almost alone, HE was the team.. right they were good, but not THAT good)\n\n\nAnd as someone else said.. winning that FIFA's award is as meaningful as winning Employee of the Month at McDonald's.\n\n\nit's very difficult to compare... it's two different times... a LOT of different circunstances(compare time, opponents, marking, TV presence, media/fan pressure, teams/co-players, etc)... that's why these discussions never get to an end... because it's all about opinions...
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was...Ronaldhino Gaúcho!!! Great Brazilian soccer player.
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Andriy Shevchenko / then tied between Frank Lampard / Steven Gerrard\n\nWell, I would say the best players are ones who make the entire team better (through a combination of leadership and also because he is so dangerous on his own that the other team needs to pay more attention, leaving his teammates to cause damage).  Great players can also take over on their own when needed, especially in clutch/difficult situations.\n\nSo, I believe Ronaldinho is the best player in the world, but the second best player should probably be Wayne Rooney.  He causes so much havoc for the other team, injects so much energy into the team spirit and can either take over a game or free up his team to cause damage (Ruud Van Nistelrooy, e.g.).\n\nBut, Man U have not been performing, so the team would have to be Chelsea - therefore, must be Frank Lampard because he can do so many things.  Steven Gerrard plays a similar role, and he is clutch, but I think they both come behind Andriy Shevchenko who scores goals (leads Serie A every year), wins leagues, wins the European Champions League (or gets his team to the final), and makes his teammates better.  So, Andriy Shevchenko!\n\nThierry Henry, if he ever produced in clutch games, would be in this list as well.
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Ronaldinho is the best player in the world at the moment. He is an incredibly gifted and skillful player. The greatest of all time is Pele.
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It's got to be Thierry Henry.\nHe has pace, skill, fininshing inside and outside the box and has now developed great leadership skills.  He is also incredible arrogant, which may not make you like him, but gives the right qualities to suceed and always have confidence in his ability.\n\nHe just pips Samuel Eto and Shevchenko.