Do you guys think that Robinho is overrated? Who does he remind you of? He's definitely not Pele.?
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OMG...no he is not overrated.  He's still a kid.  Yet he is one of the best kid's playing today.  I try to catch as many Real Madrid games as I can on TV.  Robinho is magical with his feet.  Very fun to watch.  In given time, he'll be mentioned as one of the best players in the world.  Wait and watch.
663906
He was GREAT...... way back when. When he played for Barca...when he won the world cup. Now he plays for olympiakos--not the best team but hey that was his choice. Ronaldinho has taken the spot for the world's best player now. I still have love for Rivaldo though--ah the fond memories.
1114577
The whole body-language of the man says something is wrong.\nHe is a little over-weight and I do not think 100% fit.\nHe is also a victim of his own publicity as will many great players be that follow. They are built up in the media to be God-like figures and the whole country is depending on them and one bad game later they are shot down badly.This must be very demoralising to the self-confidence.\nI also feel that he does not totally compliment the style of play of Brazil at the moment with their great attacking midfielders; Ronaldinho and Kaka "invading his space"
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Klose since he won (golden boot) in Eruopean Cup and he scored 2 goals in 15 minutes in the first game....he is a monster....and Renaldo is too fat now (at 188lbs) maybe Renaldonhio (sorry for spellin
58385
i prefer real madrid (though not their fan) but barca is much much better... i agree with anonymous, real madrid is just a bunch of overpaid players.. barca showed a lot more flair in attack (with the likes of ronaldinho, etoo, messi, deco etc) and quite good in defence as well... as for real madrid, something just not right, not sure what... but they surely lacking flair in their games so far.. midfield has been plain rubbish, and as for robinho, too much talk about him; from the look of it so far he doesn;t really deserve it...
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In reply to Arsenalfox2000 - I agree that we apply the word great to too many modern players today. I also agree that Pele was a great GOALSCORER - However, he participated in 2 world cup wins, the first in 58 which he was a young reserve who was brought in late on in the world cup and scored some good and VERY important goals, at 17 this made him a star the first real superstar footballer. in 62 he was injured and in 66 he was injured and retired. He came back in 1970 and had a very good world cup scoring great goals in a great team however the star of the show was Jarzinho. So in reality he was a great young player in 58 and then did very little on the world stage until 1970 - Of course in the meantime he was banging goals in for fun with Santos and obviously this was against some fantastic Brazilian defences????? (yeah right) - he was a great goalscorer with a some flair and vision; just like Van basten, Muller, Greaves etc. True he was an ambasador but does that make George best a bad player??? is Lineker better than Maradona because he is a nice guy????? I dont think so, Maradona came from the slums of Argentina and he was never going to be Mother Teresa, especially when he was surrounded by the wrong crowd all along just like Mike Tyson, Brazil won the world cup in 62 without Pele and they would have won it without him in 70 too. Maradona with Napoli and Argentina took these teams to another level, He scored great goals, created goals, led and inspired those around him to be winners and they would not have won their titles without him!!!!  He was not just a goalscorer but a GENIUS and Genius is not a word you hear associated with Pele. If he was, you would not have to point to the fact that he was great ambasador and all the other rubbish outside of the actual football on the pitch. As a goalscorer he was great, but so was Lineker, would you call Lineker a Genius - NO you would not. The other factor that you have to consider, is the standard of football when Pele played - It was very poor, teams would get beat by many goals regularly and the fitness and skill levels was poor. The lesser teams today are of a certain standard, all compenet footballers; back in the day except from a few....... the rest made the numbers up. \n\nGenius is:- Maradona, Roberto Baggio, Platini, Bergkamp, Cantona,  Ronahldinho, Henry, Zidane, Rooney, Beardsley.\n\nGreat goalscores - Pele, Shearer, Lineker, Greaves, Muller, Van Basten, Rush, Schevchenko, Raul, Fowler, Fontaine and many more. \n\nThere are few GENIUS but MANY Goalscores - Genius in football is not jus the ability to finish - but it is the ability to create the unexpected, vision, composure, flair, style, grace, fantasy, art and skill. \n\nYou can apply this to any sport or position in football. Tennis, Genius = Agassi Great = Sampras\n\nCentre Half - Genuis Legend = Baresi - Great Legend = Tony Adams\n\nFull Back - Genius Legend = Maldini - Great Legend = Cafu\n\nBoxing - Genius Legend = Ali, Great = Tyson \n\nGolf  - Genius Legend = Tiger Woods - Great = Nicholas\n\nFormula One - Genius Legend = Airton Senna - Great Legend = Schumaker\n\n\nTo be a Genius you need the X FACTOR you need GRACE and in front of the Camera Pele does have grace, on the pitch however he is a DEMON GOALSCORER, a Legendary goalscorer but not a GENIUS Footballer!!!!!!!!!\n\nSometimes the Legend beats the Genius eg, Sampras considered better than Agassi on the other hand Ali is considered better than Tyson -  In sport the professional legend gets more recognition than the rough around the edges Genius and this is the case with Pele and Maradona - althouthgh Maradona is also a Legend, the Legend of Pele beats Maradona becasue of other areas that people judge outside of the football pitch. But Pele is not a Genius and Maradona is - Maradona is the single most gifted footballer ever along with my personal favourite Roberto Baggio.
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I'm sick of hearing Ronaldo & Ronaldinho...whatever happened 2 ROBERTO CARLOS!!! haha 2 me Roberto Carlos, Adriano, Cicinho, Kaka, and Robinho are the best on the team...
1076786
first of all i dont think there is a player on brazil called rodondo second of all i dont know who gerrand is third of all why do u care who goes out with who did they reject you!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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And nobody has said CRISTIANO RONALDO becus???? He's young, speedy, fit, and is hella talented. Ronaldinho is gettin kind of old dont ya think?? There's people out there who can stop him, I've seen it already...time 4 someone else 2 be in the spot LIGHT beside buck tooth beaver. hahahaha (jk)
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will henry leave arsenal after all the rumors? not if we win the champions league. will robert pires after all the speculation? i doubt it! but as for who we'll buy, it's anyone's guess! i don't think we're especially lacking in any position on the field. thanks.
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Well first of all, i like brazil and ronaldo.  He is definitly not fat, i dont know what the haters are talking about, but he seemed a bit out of shape. I am sure he will be fine, he was getting over a sinus problem, and he had blisters. I think he rushed himself to get onto the field to play, even if he wasn't 100% fit. He will be fine however and come back strong. He only needs 3 more goals to be the number one scorer in world cup history. As this is likely his last tournament, he isn't going to let that chance get away. Hopefully he can get back to form and come out with a good showing in the next game, or he may be permantly replaced by Robinho.
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I did not like how the crowd booed him when he exited the field during the Brazil - Australia match.  He deserves more respect than that.  He plans to retire after the world cup.  He has contributed greatly to football (soccer) and the popularity of the Brazilian team.  He was a key player in helping Brazil to win the last world cup.  In my books he is and will be one of the greats like Maradona and Pele.
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PELE EXCLUSIVE: Fantastic football so far\n22 June 2006\nby FIFAworldcup.com\n\nO Rei Pele is a man who needs no introduction. FIFA’s universally accepted choice as the greatest player of the 20th century, Pele makes headlines wherever he goes. The media hang on his every word, particularly when the great man offers his view on a topic as weighty as the FIFA World Cup™. \nThe Brazilian legend is well aware of the impact his words have, as he made clear to FIFAworldcup.com. “I’m not afraid of speaking my mind. A few World Cups ago, I said that Colombia were playing very well, and that they could end up doing better than Brazil and Argentina. Even though they did play well in their first two games, they went out in the first round, and plenty of people took pleasure in the fact that I got it wrong. \n\n“Before this particular tournament, nobody even mentioned Ecuador. People were only talking about Brazil and Argentina and I said that I had seen Ecuador play, that they were very good, and that they could get through the first phrase. And Ecuador are through! A lot of journalists stop making comments once things happen. That way it’s easy.” \n\nIn this exclusive interview, Pele gives a candid assessment of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and runs the rule over Brazil’s performances so far. The Canarinho legend also reveals which players and teams have caught his eye, and much more besides.
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Ha ha ha. Nice story. You have a talent for story-writing, do you know that? Anyway, Ronaldo will always be Ronaldo. Nobody can stripped him of his honor of being called "one of the greatest." His record will speak for himself. He may be down now, perhaps because of age (?), but in due time he'll deliver again. The Brazilian team has a deep bench. With Ronaldinhio, they might have a repeat this year. Ronaldo's talent and energy is one of a kind, thus, i believe he will make a great comeback. :D
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totti is overated, very overated, i think he is possibly the most overated player in the world and he plays like a poor mans frank lampard, if you mean brazils ronaldo then he is having weight problems at the minute but he is fantastic, the defining player of a generation, 15 world cup goals says it all, has had problems with form for the last couple of seasons but still ronaldo would walk onto any teamsheet be it chelsea, barca or juventus he is the best striker in the world.  inzaghi is technically gifted and a good forward, i wouldnt say he is especially good just good, klose has an eye for goal and probably the best header of the ball in the world, crespo plays football like he is painting a masterpiece, he is a little overated but very very classy, del piero played in tottis place the other day and played well but he is only a shadow of his former self he used to be a great player but for the last few seasons in the champs leaugue he has been poor messi is a name to look out for in the future he hammered chelsea at camp nou but has been largely left out of the argentina team at this world cup, he has graced our screens one or twice and has looked good but come 2010 he will be the star of the tournament, so so talented i would go as far to say that along with arjen robben he is the most talented winger in the world and a huge huge star of the future, i dont know who this bal is sorry, the best player on that list is ronaldo( if you mean brazils ronaldo) ronaldo is the best player of his generation, ohhh bal is michael ballack, ballack reminds me of steven gerrard and michale essien, he is class true class great range of passing, great tackler, powerful shot, never runs out of energy, ballack could play centre half or centre forward and would not disapoint in either, a great midfielder and  a great commited footballer as his performances have shown,
1025896
Who says Beckham is the best player?\nWhere?\nWhich vote are you talking about???\nBeckham is not even close to Ronaldinho talent!!!
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He may be overweight but he's still the best striker in the world. He's complete world class scored most goals ever in the world cup. Barely moved in the world cup yet got the ball and was magic so he shouldn't retire.