Maradona or Pele?

Pele' OBVIOUSLY...please he is the revered of the whole game..he is the Babe Ruth of Futebol before maradona was putting on Diapers..

1281 goals in 1363 matches - all-time world record

Top Brazilian goalscorer of all-time

IOC Athlete of the Century 1999

1956 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1957 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (17 goals)
1958 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1958 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (58 goals)
1959 Copa America finalist
1959 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (45 goals)
1960 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1960 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (33 goals)
1961 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1961 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (47 goals)
1961 Copa Libertadores (Santos)
1961 Brazilian Cup winner (Santos)
1962 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1962 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (37 goals)
1962 Copa Libertadores (Santos)
1962 World Club champion (Santos)
1962 Brazilian Cup winner (Santos)
1963 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (22 goals)
1963 World club champion (Santos)
1963 Brazilian Cup winner (Santos)
1964 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1964 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (34 goals)
1964 Brazilian Cup winner (Santos)
1965 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (49 goals)
1965 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1965 Brazilian Cup winner (Santos)
1967 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1968 Sao Paulo state champion(Santos)
1968 Brazilian Cup winner (Santos)
1969 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1969 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (26 goals)
1973 Sao Paulo state champion (Santos)
1973 Top goalscorer in Sao Paulo league (11 goals)
1977 USA champion (Cosmos New York)

International Honors

1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden: winner
1959 Copa America: finalist
1959 Top goalscorer in Copa America (9 goals)
1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile: winner
1966 FIFA World Cup in England: first round
1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico: winner

92 caps, 97 goals

fyi that is averaging OVER 1 goal per match....nobody has done that this year...just to give you an idea as to how hard that is..

2006-06-29 21:33:06 · answer #1 · answered by juanes addicion 6 · 7⤊ 3⤋

Pele by every measure! If Maradona were better, most people would have forgotten Pele by now. In those times that Pele played, there was a real chance that players got crippled by vicious fouls yet Pele still sailed through those and became a role model for decades.

2006-06-29 21:30:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Pele. He didn't use his hands to score goals. Pele loved the game, and he made the game incredible. He is somewhat like what Rhonaldinho does today. He makes people watch him play, just because he is that good. Pele did the same. A true legend.

2006-06-29 21:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Sufjan Rules 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Pele, simply the best, the all time greatest footballer.
Diego Armando Maradona, the cheater!! sorry, mate.

2006-06-30 02:24:49 · answer #4 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

If the choice is between those two, I'd go with Diego Maradona.

2006-06-29 21:25:18 · answer #5 · answered by Kicky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Maradone as midfield, and pele as striker. they have different role so it's hard to decide who's the best

2006-06-29 23:09:16 · answer #6 · answered by fighter_nameless 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

if i were to chose.... maradona... they both did drugs...
i was with pele yesterday and he rolled a perfect joint

2006-06-29 21:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by Pvt. Andrew Malone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

hey u pele didn't take any drugs like maradona

and i chose pele the "black jewelry"

2006-06-29 21:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by KAKA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

maradona, because he can scored by his head, feet and hand in the world cup

2006-06-29 23:02:24 · answer #9 · answered by Mann 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

maradona is a cheatin son of a son of a ...

2006-06-29 21:29:16 · answer #10 · answered by LoVE LiFE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

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