Who was considered the best soccer player of the 20th Century?
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I would say pele because of all his goals and that he won 2 world cups with Brazil in 1958 and 1970.
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THE BEST OF THE BESTEST IS\nPELE\n\n\nBEST Players:\nAndriy Shevchenko "#7 Ukraine"\nZinedine Zidane "#10 France"\nSaeed Owairan "#10 Saudi Arabia"\nRafael Márquez "#4 Mexico"\nDiego Armando Maradona "#10 Argentina\nRonaldo "#9 Brazil"\nRivaldo "#10 Brazil"\nPele "O Rei" "#10 Brazil"\nEusebio "The Black Panther" "#10 Portugal" \nBastian Schweinsteiger "#7 Germany"\nDavid Beckham "#7 England"\n\nNew players 2Cheer:\nAndres Guardado "#19 Mexico"\nMabrouk Zaid "#1 Saudi Arabia\nSota Hirayama "#5 Japan"\nAndrey Rusol "#8 Ukraine\n\nBEST GOALCH "GoalKeeper":\nOleksander Shovkovsky "#1 UKRAINE"\nOliver Kahn "#1 Germany"\nOswaldo Sanchez "#12 Mexico"\nFabien Barthez "#16 France"\nLee Woon-jae "#1 South Korea"
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Ronaldihno is the best ever. Pele didnt have the competition that ronaldihno has. granted there were quality players then, but there are many more today that ronladihno has beaten and outshined! that crooked toothed brazilian has more talent in his pinky finger than pele's whole body.
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There have been so many great players in the history of football, and everyone will have a different criteria in their determination of what makes a player ‘iconic’, but there are a few names who I think must surely be in the hat…\n\nAside from Pele and Maradona, who are penned in already, I’d say the most obvious would be the great George Best, who sadly passed away last year.\nPele himself once described Best as ‘the greatest footballer in the world’, and for pure, unadulterated talent he’s certainly up there with finest proponents of the game. He had a unique genius that made him one of the most exciting players of his, or any other generation, as well as one of the first ‘celebrity’ footballers. The cheeky character so evident in his football was mirrored in his personality and the young Best was a star on and off the pitch, but he also had a self-destructive streak that controlled much of his life.\n\nAfter Best, I’d have to consider a good few others:\n\nPuskas – The Hungarian that showed England that rest of the world were actually quite good at football. Fearsomely powerful and one of the finest international goal scorers of all time.\n\nGordon Banks – Seemingly super-human English goalkeeper that made that unbelievable stop from Pele’s close range header in ’70. To my mind the best keeper ever, and in that sense a football icon.\n\nJohan Cruyff – The original Dutch master, he invented half the skills you see today off the top of his head. Wickedly creative, strong and skilful, Cruyff brought something new to the game and was at the heart of one of the most gifted World Cup sides ever.\n\nZidane – In my opinion the greatest player in modern football. Powerful and skilful with ridiculous vision, Zidane is a French playmaker that creates and scores goals that no one else can even imagine, let alone actually realise.\n\nPhew! And I haven’t even mentioned Van Basten, Eusebio, Ronaldo, Henry, Muller, Beckenbauer, Platini, Charlton, Garrincha, Zoff, Di Stefano, Maldini etc, etc…
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Maradona is definetely, the best.\nactive player I can say messi
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My vote goes to Peter Shilton. \nHon'ble mentions: Eric Cantona, "Pelé" Nascimento," and "Dixie" Dean.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shilton
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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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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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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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Geroge Hagi from team Romania.  This guy was AWESOME!  When the World Cup came to America in '94, he tore it up out there!  I went to a World Cup game and saw Romania play, and it was GREAT!  Chances are, those who say Pele, are saying him because that's the only soccer person they actually know.  I'm not saying Pele is bad at all....he's great.  I just think Hagi really played the sport in no other way than anyone else.
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Not in the same league but still one of the best world footballers of all time.  Personal addictions aside, he did help lead his country to a world cup almost completely on his own shoulders.  While not the world's best, Argentina's football leagues are respectable and Maradona is the second-highest goal-scorer in the history of the league.\n\nPele, in the end, is in a league of his own, the stratosphere of football if you will.  Indeed, when one mentions the greatest players of all time, intense debate arises due to national and club affiliations.  The World Cup is the ultimate stage of showcasing your skills and Maradona will still be remembered for leading Argentina during four World Cups and capturing it all in 1986.  I would put Maradona in the top 10-15 of all time players.
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Pele, simply the greatest.
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Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (February 1, 1915 - February 23, 2000) was a football player, often regarded as one of the greats of the English game. Gaining the nicknames The Wizard of the Dribble and The Magician, Matthews retains his reputation as one of the finest dribblers of the ball in the history of association football. A teetotaller and vegetarian, he kept fit enough to play at the top level until he was 50 years old, the oldest player ever to play in England's top football division.
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The best football player in the world is ME :D\nNR.2 in the list is Ronaldinho\nNR.3 is Andryev Shevcenko
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Best: Ronaldinho... as he goes for beatiful game\n\nsecond best: Lampard, Pirlo, Gerrard, 30 something yrs ols Zizou
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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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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira aka Ronaldinho Gaucho.\n\nWorld Player of the year 2004 and 2005. European Footballer of the Year 2005.\n\nBest in the world.