if people have heard of hugo sanchez (hugol!) than why doesnt he receives the respect as pele or maradona?
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He never lead the mexican national team to a world cup final.\nBut I do rank him in the top ten players list of all time
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Hi Tourist,\nI think it's because people like and remember the spectacular, the win etc, not always the play and or the work that leads to the goal. I appreciate all aspects of the game and respect all players(well most of them) that work hard to be the best they can be irrespective of the position they play or whether they score goals or not. All skills are valuable if you are to be a complete player, not only the ability to strike a ball.
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Goofyboy?I guess he didn't prove much at the 2002 World Cup?Before it is all over with Ronaldinho will be known as the greatest of all time.The things he can do with a football is just unreal.\n\nEven Maraona knows whats up!\n\nThe Argentine great hailed Brazil midfielder Ronaldinho as the best player in the world, and said he was playing at a different level to other players. \n\n“It's a lot of fun to watch him play,'' Maradona said. “He does
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He is the best of the current players. For mine, Pele is probably the best ever. Pele is often considered the complete midfield and attacking player, he was completely two-footed, a clinical finisher, exceptionally skilled at dribbling and passing, and a remarkably good tackler for a forward. He was famed for his speed and kicking strength and scored 1,281 goals over the course of his career. Along with Maradona, he was FIFA player of the century but Pele was the better sportsman for mine.
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Pele because he played better football and is not a drug addict. He not only delivered good football during his playing days he has also acted as a great football ambassador since. as for Maradonna, it is worth writing about him. The loser.
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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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no 90% of brazilian players are talented look at cris the brazilian defender in lyon although he is not in the national team he is really talented and there is also naldo in bermen and amauri in palermo and the brazilians in sevilla even the brazilians in the turkish club fenerbache r talented so in every famous club in any country in any league u will find 2 or moretalented brazilians so i donot agree with him in this point the only thing i agree with him about lately is his comments on ronaldinho when he said that he is loyal to barca than the yellow shirt of brazil which is really true espicially after the amazing goal i saw yesterday which he scored against viareal i never saw ronaldinho scoring such an amazing goal with brazil i even didnot see him scoring a single goal with brazil since copa america!!!
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Diego is technically better Pele achieved more. One on one Maradona would win.
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Maradona, plain and simple.  He really made a difference on the teams he pleyed on.  he made Napoli Italian League champ, after him, they have floundered.  In 1986, he almost single- handedly got Argentina to the World Cup championship.  His two goals against England in that World Cup are memorable.  The first one because of his savvy at using his hand and fooling the referee and the second one because of his mastery to get past so many players.\nComparable, his teammates were weaker than say Pele's or Beckenbauer's or today's Ronaldo's and Ronaldinho's when they achieved their highest points.
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I dont know why people like Oswaldo Sanchez. for me the best is memo ochoa
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I never saw Pele play but I watched Maradona in WC'86 and even though I'm an Englishmen, his performance was the greatest ever in my opinion.\nI would rate him above Pele for that reason alone. However my favorite player was Michel Platini of France.
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He is Argentinian but his descent is Italian. His grandfather was Italian, not his father.\nHis playing for Napoli had nothing to do with his descent. He also played for Barcelona. Football players are bought and sold by teams. Is this new to you guys?
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Maradonna.  The only thing that separates the two is their teams.  Pele for Brazil, is a factory and had amazing players around him, Maradonna didn't.  With Pele's world cup victories if he didn't play you could still say confidently that Brazil was a favorite.  Without Maradonna, Argentina may not have any silverware to their name.  I think that is the only thing that separates the two on the field.  Off, they are two separate peronalities and Pele has been taken advantage of financially and Maradonna has "other" problems.  On the field there is no comparison even Ronaldinho and Messi can't compare.  They played with creativity and vision to lead soccer to where it is today.  Like Thomas Edison invinted electricity, Pele and Maradonna invented the brand of soocer for todays stars to shine.
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pele and maradona were both very skilled on the pitch but pele is a much better role model as he was very sensible as a person off the pitch.pele could also use both feet and didnt need a hand to win.
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Yes i would name my children after a sport star, but I really doubt that in the world exist othee player with the magic of Maradona, so if i had to chose a name it will be Diego just to honor him
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It takes lot to become someone like Maradona...He may achieve a lot in life...but He will not be another Maradona
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Because like Pele`, he has been one of the best soccer players in the history. With his talent and his ability he was capable of changing the course of a game: his charismatic way of being on the field made the difference for his team (Naples) and the National Team (Argentina).