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Are you kidding me. Really. You don't list him at all. You either made a mistake or you are fully unaware that he invented a postion called the sweeper. He is one of the key reasons for Germany's success out of the WW2 to help steer the country to world respect. Plenty of English names here but go back and look what he and Muller did to the English in the late 60's through 70's.
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well, he is a German and Germans are not very popular. They are not present on TV worldwide which is a question of commercializing. If you see how German teams played international tournaments ( 7 times world finals 6 times euro finals, they played more in finals than any other team) there must be a quailty. Beckenbauer was 15 years the dominant player in Germany, he won the worldchampion as captain and team-chef two times. Even Maradona had only 6 or 7 years when he played top. Only Pele is in front of Beckenbauer.
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He is by far the best Number 9 of all times. Nobody was a more successful scorer. He shot more goals than he had international matches. He is the "Bomber".
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Edison "Edson" Arantes do Nascimento (born 21 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ], usual English pronunciation: /ˈpɛleɪ/). He is widely regarded among football experts and former players as one of the greatest football players of all time.
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I AGREE: Edson Arantes do Nascimento aka Pelé is known as the greatest player of the century. Scored 760 official goals, with 541 top division goal score. His life time total 1281 goals in 1363 games. He won his first world cup at age 17.
Why has Brazil so many good players? The answer is easy. All boys of this 100 Million people play football almost everywhere, in the streets, yards, on teh beach and in te countless clubs. Because of this Brazil should have won all Championships. But there is also much corruption and injustice in Brazil which degenerates the development and performance!
pele is arguably the greates of all time in my opinion i don't think he is the best i believe he is the admiredable one he never smoked nor drinked and he was always dedicated for his country. During the time of his career the game wasn't as it is today, yes during his time there was no yellow cards or subitutes and it was toughter due to the fact that there wasn't that much rules as in today but today defenders are more skilled and play with there mind and have a way better though of the beautiful game i like pele but to my opinion he is not the greatest but one of the greatest
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But Germany was not allowed to play international maches many years after the war. Therefore Puskas was at that time more famous. Also Puskas played in Madrid, Walter never left home although he had good offers from Italy.
He was propbaly more important for the German team than Puskas for the Hungarian team. But in their direct mach Walter made the race.
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Top scorer and winner of the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship with Argentina; in 2006 he became the youngest Argentine to play in the FIFA World Cup and he won a runners-up medal at the Copa América tournament the following year; won his first senior international honours in 2008, winning an Olympic gold medal with the Argentina Olympic football team in Beijing.
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THE BEST FOOTBALL PLAYER EVER... BY FAR!!!! JUST THINK THE PRESENT DEFENSES AND THE PAST DECATES DEFENCES ...(PELE AND MARADONNA YEARS)... AND YOU WILL SEE....THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THEM IS.............MILLION YEARS.
ionel Messi is a player of great quality. With his great ability of ball dribbling and great pace causes him to score phenominal goals. At just the age of 25 the young master can compete with any player at any level. With good shot accuracy I believe he can be the world's top goal scorer his entire life. And once agin he truely deservse to be the player of the year
messi is toooooooooo great!!!!!
but, the next fifa should be his own.
ANDRES MESSI is my favourite of all time.
messi is the best of all.
leo is the favourite soccer player in the world.
he's just great.
yes, ronaldhino taught him, but compare them now?messi is way better than him.. are you people blind, try to watch their games and compare their moves. messi is more skillful.
messi is the best soccer player in the world. the best dribbler, scorer..name it....he should be on the top of the list..
Easily the best player inthe world makes ronaldo look like under12's again !
Lionel messi is surely the world's best player ever.no one can play like him.C.Ronaldo cant be messi,but messi can be ronaldo;ronaldo is best on 1 on 1 but messi is best on 1 on 11
messi is good but not the best he is to over rated and plays in one of the easiest leages
hes good player but hes really lucky as well and hes not that good to be here.
his like that big of a star but not as big as pele,cristiano ronaldo ,or maradona messi is like that becuase of his team if he was playing for milan or some other team he would be a sorry soccer player but cristiano ronaldo he can make any team win cup in europe or anywhere around the world #1 cristiano ronaldo
Any body who knos anything about soccer knos tht he is without doubt the best player of all time he has won everything there is to win, has incredibly fast feet, and undeniable skill, not to mention a smart and coordinated player.
Pele,Maradonna and Zico are the top 3 players in the history of the game.Messi isgood but cant compared to these legends.Top 30 player.
Are you crazy MESSI is the best and he is number 1 in the WORLD
looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
L.Massi is a good team player, he got good tricks, and a good stricker- that is why he is #1 in the world
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zinedine zidane is the best player in the world there is no 1 better than him to date n will never b 1
i hate him but he was number 2 in the world after ronaldo but hes far better than all of them
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I havent seen a better player than Maradona.Pele was probably his equal.For ball control and finish,these two are way ahead of anyone on this list.
he is great but not the best i watched a lot of videos about Maradona, games, interviews, and all i have to say is that it doesn't matter what he has done but who he has influnced thats why people don't considerded him the Greatest and i agree but he still was a magnificant football player
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Led Germany all the way to 3rd place in the 2010 world cup,
is a mid-field general, has a nice shot and is a big time star
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MY LOVE BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER I HAVE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AND INSTARGRAM AND I AM LOVING ONLY TWO PLAYERS 1.MESSI 2.Bastian Schweinsteiger BECAUSE HIS HAIR IS YELLOW LIKE MY MOTHER HAHAHAHA. PLEASE VOTE FOR ME AND I WILL DO FOR YOU VOTE I NEED YOUR VOTE THANK YOU IF YOU VOTE IF YOU DIDNT VOTE I WILL COS OMK
My favorite soccer player, he should be the captian of Bayern Munich he should be 10th
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He deserves to be among the top 5 players!! I have no idea who the hell ranked him 16. :( Madness
Ronaldo where can i start, well i can say that this man is the greatest he bested all during his prime same goes for other great soccer players they all bested during there primes but this man he was played with magic he is the world's greatest world cup scorer of all time i mean this guy is just to damn good i watched his best and worst times and to my opinion and again my opinion Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima is the Greatest Football players of all time no one is his equal nor is anyone one close to being his equal
yes, i think he was the best football player in the world much better then pele and maradona
Ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world, no doubt about it.
A legend a few more goals then he passes pele's most goals for brazil..
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Henry is the best player ever to play football in the premeirship no doubt he plays with magic henry is top 5 or top 3 his time with the gunners is forever rememerable
at one point in time he was on top of the world and deserves to be in the top 20 atleast !
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Golden Boot for the 2010 FIFA world Cup. Beat David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, and Diego Forlan for most goals in the 2010 World Cup
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The new face a German soccer. And delivers on at the cup, unlike the "superstars"....(cough....Messi...Kaka...Rooney...Ronaldo....)
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People who know anything about football rate him as one of the greatest up there with Pele and Maradonna.The people voting here know nothing about football which is why Im adding him.
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He is the best player in the world by far. Maradonna etc had no offside rule so they could score more. Henry did yet still scored more. He played in a harder league with a worse team yet he was still amazing ronaldo and messi are nothing like him. Number one
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people don't know much about football ronaldinho is so great that his greatness change people and the game the game had to change a bit b/c ronaldinho changed it ronaldinho is the best attacking midlfielder of all time don't compare him to strickers b/c they are differnet posistions compare him to zico or zidane and a couple other oustanding players with qualtites that others can't match vision,skill, and technique are the main attributes of an attacking midfielder and yes he does somtimes play up and to me he deserves to be top 3 or at least above messi
How in the world is messi above ronaldinho that insane ronaldinho did so much for barcelona in the begining it wasn't a good team and he made it into a great team ronaldinho deserves to be in top 5 or top 3
i loved him and followed him in his moves and passing since 1999 been following him so long i know his moves going to international disney world game in orlando with my team pv3v3 reading we will win gold thanks to ronaldinho
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Russian football goalkeeper, considered by many to be the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game. He was known for his superior athleticism in goal, imposing stature, amazing reflex saves and inventing the idea of goalkeeper sweeping. Yashin was voted the best goalkeeper of the 20th century by the IFFHS
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Heres another legend of the game that you youngsters left out of this crazy poll.So Ive added two of the games greatest(Zico & Best) in one day.What a farce this poll is.
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he's the player after messi.
but he's not the best as messi,the legend.
cr7 should not be in top 10... he is placed right... + number 1 is Messi whether you like it or not...
CR7 is the number1 football player in the world. no player can be challenge with his skill, dribbling, tricks, freekick, n scoring goals
he's good at skills and he is fast, but his dribbling isnt as good as messi's.
C.ronaldo is an AMAZING player. He is GREAT with the ball, and can tear up ANY defense with his endless step overs. He is awesome with headers, and he is rlly fast. He is amazing with penalties.and free kicks. Also, he has really accurate passes and a powerful shot. He is a legendary player nd a miracle worker. GO RONALDO!!!!!!!!!
Ronaldo .7. Rocker.
:-)
C. RONALDO is the best of the best so shut the hell up. He is the best even better than messi so shut up. THE BEST PLAYER EVER THATS Y REAL MADRID IS IN THE SEMI FINAL AGAINSR barcelona and he is the 1 who scored not messi. RONALDO is the BESTTTTTTTTTTTTT>>>>>>>>
kaka doesnot deserve the 2nd pos. Ronaldo is the best player with speed and influence on team
He is a good soccer player but not number 1. He is selfish and his attitude stinks. Messi is a very good team player. That is what makes him the best in the world.
cristiano ronaldo is the best soccer player in the world. he can do better tricks, freekicks, penaltys, speed, strength and ability. messi is good but no way better than cristiano ronaldo. even go on youtube and put in messi vs c.ronaldo, you can tell that cristiano ronaldo is better !!! especially with juggling!!
he is tha best in the history of football and yes am 1 of his biggest fans!!!
He is a great player,but needs to get better with fans,not many like him!!!!!!
he is a very talented player but he needs to run back and help his team defend when he looses the ball
ronaldo the best of the best soccer players in the world. no1 can compare to him! no1
HE IS THE BEST JUGGLER AND DRIBBLER IN THE WORLD HE PLAYS WITH MIND NOT WITH POWER....................... HE ROCKS
BEST......
DRIBBLE
SHOOT
FREEKICK
PENALTY
TRICK AND SKILL
HE IS NO 1
HES A GOOD PLAYER GOOD TRICKS AND DONT FREAK WITH ME YO PAPA DUMBO JUSTICE
42 goals in a season can't be considered ball hogging it's called skilled
i think c.ronaldo is a very bad player because he hoges the ball to much.
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Lead barc to win all competitions last year. Lead spain to win world cup. Smart and skilled player.
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He won the Italian and Ukrainian cup.he won the FIFA club world cup with Milan .Hes the captain of Ukraine national football team and probably the best player in Ukraine rite now.
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He is my idol even though I'm from Bosnia he's my favourite player
I grew up in Ukraine soccer is my passion and Шевченко is my idol. Personally I think he should be ranked higher
i really wish ukraine won against italy in 2006. that wouldve been awsome
he is deffinitley one of the best . an awsome striker and captain
o ya and he also reached the quarter finals in 2006 fifa world cup with ukraine
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kaka is the best always has been my favourite player even on games when i play with him i score 2 hatricks
yea seriously he is not making any sense on madrid always on the bench should of stayed on A.c Milan
kaka is a intelegent player and needs to be in the top 10 ranked players he deserves more in real madrid . he must go manchester united
he should go back to ac milan there is nothing for him at madrid he and pato will be great up front
kaka is the best striker in the world!!!!!!!!!!kaka always trys his best....
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Twice runner-up for FIFA World Player of the Year and in 2004 the world's highest-paid footballer; first British footballer to play 100 Champions League matches; Google's most searched of all sports topics in both 2003 and 2004; was captain of England from November 2000 until the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals during which he played 58 times; continued to represent his country and earned his much-publicised hundredth cap for England against France on 26 March 2008; currently England's most-capped outfield player with 109 appearances; Beckham's contract with Los Angeles Galaxy became effective on 1 July 2007 and gave him the highest player salary in MLS history; currently on loan with Milan until the end of the Italian season.
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Beckham is the best soccer player for me if you guys don't like him that means you guy suck you guys Cant even defeat him in a match
He is the best curver in the world and imagin he made a 70 yard goal can you do that
One of the greatest right feet in the history of the game, successful both on and off the field, has a bigger vision for the game than most players, has never been embroiled in personal scandal or poor behavior, and continues to be a great ambassador/roll model for people across the world. This will be his legacy & we will continue to see his influence & involvement for many years. .
Interesting that hes placed so high but...he has a spectaculr right foot that can change matches and perhaps this is enough to place him so generously.
He does deserve to have a better rank,and if u think he sucks, go do it yourself
he sucks the only reason he's good is because he has a really accurate shot
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Gerrard in top 10???Try to remain impartial people.Hed be lucky to make top 100.
Are u kidding?Steven Gerrard shouldnt be anywhere near top ten.Top 100 yes.
is a good player.he plays with barcelona.barcelona won the club world cup 2009 in Dubai.he scores a lot of goals.for me he is the third best player in the world
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A great player that plays for Florentina and did oustanding in the 2011 coppa america and leading his country Peru to third place in the tournament
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He is still young and his performance is extraordinary and amazing he almost got goalkeeper of the year behind Julio Ceaser who really didnt deserve it and hes is good with both feet and is essential in any team he plays with Lyon or France.
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Fabregas is good not great just good but improving fast now that he is in barcelona he will most likely take over becasue la liga sucks and since he is always used to playing good teams, he will do much better
he is influential if he go to barcelona arsenal will be such a worst team
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he's the gladiator from roma and hol soccer he are making the defending italy game a atacking game he are the best player in the hol world
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frank lampard is da best penalty taker ever he should go 2 man united
he is an outstanding player of chelsea and should join manchester united
He is one of the best players in England.Pity he is getting older...
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Started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Arsenal in September 2003, aged just 16 years; national career began when he represented the Under-17 side at the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland; called up to the senior squad in 2006; played in the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2008, where he helped Spain to become eventual winners.
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We`ll drink a drink a drink
To Eric the King the King the King
He`s the leader of our football team
He`s the greatest
Centre forward
That the world has ever seen
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The past generations should know all about him! Dominated the competition, changed the way we celebrate and brought light to African football!
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2006 Russian footballer of the year; a versatile attacking midfielder who can also play as an second striker and winger; gained international attention during his performance at the Euro 2008; has been capped 43 times for the Russian national team since 2002.
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