Who was the best football player?
2006-11-15 21:45:54 · 33 answers · asked by Nico 3 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
Maradona was the best football player, but Pele was the best professional football player.
2006-11-15 22:07:22 · answer #1 · answered by HOTTürk 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pele if you want to know the greatest professional footballer of all time.
But if ur talking raw talent with a ball at his feet maradona wins hands down
Best will forever be in there shadows
Beckembauer and Cruiff dont make the cut
And Baggio i repeat Baggio dont belong in the same sentance hes not even the best player of his era that was Weah!!!
2006-11-15 21:53:02 · answer #2 · answered by ross s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I posted a similar question. I think Maradona, purely because he came through a decade when footballers became overpaid god like figures simply if they could put the ball in the back of the net. He was a player that just by having him in the team he inspired as well as scored goals. I would argue that he single handedly won the world cup for Argentina. He could do anything with the ball and for such a short bloke was good in the air. Ball at his feet, no one could touch him.
2006-11-16 04:00:28 · answer #3 · answered by mick r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the past, the best of all was none other than Diego Maradona. He had all the skills required to be the best.The Diego has a new man to save his fame. He is known to all as Lionel Messi, also known as Maradona Jr. He is the future for Diego's fame.
Pele comes second to Diego Maradona.
2006-11-15 22:01:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cruijff & Baggio
2006-11-16 01:03:19 · answer #5 · answered by \_/ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From that list Georgie Best was the most natural footballer, If Pele had played in England I personally would have liked to see how he would have coped with the rough and tumble of the game as Georgie just waltzed round players.
2006-11-15 22:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by Dermo26 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maradona
2006-11-16 21:53:26 · answer #7 · answered by Merlin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pele
2006-11-16 00:20:49 · answer #8 · answered by vio_prince 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alfredo Di Stefano - Real Madrid centre forward with Puskas in the late fifties/sixties
He was strong / skillfull had blistering shot and scored for fun with the best ever club team winning 5 european cups on the trot.
2006-11-15 22:01:32 · answer #9 · answered by daviebhoy69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a great selection to choose from its hard to pick from one period to another.One player comes to mind Duncan Edwards a Man United player in 1950s was killed in 1958 Munich Air crash with several of his team mates ,Bobby Charlton played with him.If you ask older players Duncan Edwards name always seems to crop up as one of the greats.Have read about him and my pick would be Edwards as he was the complete player..Best is up there to its said when Matt Busby gave a team talk it would go like this,"just pass the ball to George".Think you will open a great debate here.Henry also comes to mind another goal scoring machine with the added ability to create chances.there are many others can you imagine a team with those you have listed in it.
2006-11-15 22:12:46 · answer #10 · answered by dink2006 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋