1. Pele (Brazil) No comments: simply the Best 2. Eusebio (Portugal) Led Portugal to the third place in world cup 1966, made "Benfica" European champion, etc. almost entirely by his individual efforts. The best "attacking forward" ever lived. 3. Maradonna (Argentina) No comments 4. Beckenbauer (Germany) The best European player (Eusebio was born in Mosambique) and the best defenseman who ever played. (Next to him as defensman probably comes Bobby Moore - captain of Enland, world cup champion of 1966) 5. Cruyff (Holland). Beckenbauer's competitor as the best Euroean socccer player. 6. Di Stefano (Spain) Born in Argentina, playd in Spain, made "Real" what it is. 7. Garrincha (Brazil). The best "dribbler". Another Brazilian - Jairzihno comes close to him but still not "up to". 8. Puskas (Hungary) The leader of Hugarian "dream team". 9. Zidane (France) Made France to be among leaders of world soccer. 10. Yashin (USSR) The best goalkeeper that ever played, simple but very reliable. Was like a wall to the opposite team. Transformed the entire way of how goalkeepers should play.

My two personal favorites are 1. Pele 2. Zinedine Zidane 3. Johan Cruyff 4. Ronaldo 5. Bobby Charlton 6. Ferenc Puskas 7. Maradona 8. Gerd Mueller 9. Franz Beckenbauer 9. Eusebio 1o.Ronaldinho

Here goes: 1. Pele 2. Diego Maradona 3. Zinedine Zidane 4. Johan Cruyff 5. Ronaldo 6. Jim Baxter 7. Michel Platini 8. Zico 9. Marco Van Basten 10. Lothar Mattheus Apologies to anyone for the lack of players from the sixties and seventies, but i didn't see those guys play very much, i'm not that old.

I Don't know many old soccer players but from these are the ones I think are the best. 1.Pele 2.Maradona 3.Zinedine Zidane 4.Ronaldinho 5.Ronaldo 6.Thierry Henry 7.Cristiano Ronaldo 8.Wayne Rooney 9.Lionel Messi 10.David Beckam

My list does not consists of those who are still playing because they still have much more to learn and achieve. Maybe in 5 years time I can change the list. Here goes: 1)PELE 2)Diego MARADONA 3)Johan CRYUFF 4)the late George BEST 5)the legendary magnificent magyar Ferenc PUSKAS 6)Zinedine ZIDANE 7)the original wing wizard GARINCHA 8)possibly the best defender ever Franco BARESI 9)Dino ZOFF(the only GK so far in all the lists here) 10)Bobby CHARLTON what you guys think?

any chelsea team after one's been sent off !

1.Rhonaldino Gaúcho 2.Ronaldo 3.Pele 4.Diego Maradona 5.Johan Cruyff 6.Zico 7.Michel Platini 8.Lothar Mattheus 9.Lothar Mattheus 10.Jim Baxter

1 pele 2 maradona 3 johan kruff 4 eusabio 5 beckenbauer 6 bobby moore 7 van basten 8 scheimechel 9 gerrard 10 zidane

1 pele 2 maradona (despite him being a drug taking cheat) 3 bobby moore 4 franz beckenbauer 5 cruyff 6 zidane 7 charlton 8 platini 9 van basten 10 eusebio Trust me im british

Gordon Banks Bobby Moore Pele Maradona Jim Baxter Paolo Di Canio Paul Gascoigne Ferenc Puskas Johan Cruyff Hughie Gallacher

these are my top ten 1 Pele 2 Cristiano Ronaldo 3 Eusebio 4 Maradonna 5 Georgy Best 6 Zidane 7 Kaka 8 Berbatov 9 Zico 10 Cyruff

1. Pelé When he was only 17 he was the star of a World Cup. Always stayed loyal to Santos and only moved after his prime. The one who inspired many of the greats. 2. Alfredi DiStefano Lead the great Réal Madrid side that won 5 European Cups. Played all over the pitch and had endless stamina. The only truly complete player. 3. Zinedine Zidane The man with the audacity to chip a penalty in the World Cup final but also with the integrity to give a man a headbutt when he deserved it even though it meant missing out on the World Cup. Nerves of steel meant he could score two goals in the 1998 World Cup final. If God had a first tough he would still be jealous of Zidane. Always ready to score or set up a vital goal in style, for example "that goal" in the 2002 Champions League final. 4. Roy Keane The heartbeat of the Manchester United side that dominated from the mid 1990's until the early 2000's. Never afraid to tell someone where to go when he had a problem and always had a simple and brutal assessment of himself and his team. The greatest captain of them all. Sacrificed all for his team (including the Champions League final 1999) but for what he believed was right (World Cup 2002). Ferocious tackling, killer passing and an eye for important goals only meant half as much as that calming and organising influence he has on his team. See Champions League final 2nd leg 1999. 5. Eusebio Stayed at Benfica for his entire career. His goal record speaks volumes. But when you see some of them you truly understand. 6. Paolo Maldini Became greater than Baresi or Mattheus from longevity, versatility, captaining ability and calmness in the tackle. Stayed at one club for his entire career too. 7. Gary Lineker Greatest goal poacher of them all. Never even got booked in his career. Retired from international duty early just one goal short of Bobby Charlton's record. Would have easily beaten it had he wanted. 8. George Best Possibly a greater dribbler than Garrincha himself. Goal record considering he is a winger is what makes him better though. 9. Ronaldo Injury is probably the only reason he is not top of this list. Still managed to become the all time top scorer of the World Cup. Sheer power, speed and creativity along with a deadly shot with either foot and incredible dibbling ability made Ronaldo a legendary player. 10. Fernando Hierro His versatility was priceless to Réal Madrid and Spain in the 1990's. Played at RB, LB, CB, SW and CDM. Great leader, great composure, incredible scoring record.

1. George Best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nplemK3Y4ns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D8IW_3_6D8&feature=related The second is a video of him scoring a goal vs Gordan Banks, who was considered possibly the best keeper at the time. It was disallowed, though it shouldn't have been according to game rules at the time of the match. 2. Pele 3. Maradona 4. Beckenbauer 5. Cryuff 6. Messi 7. Cantona 8. Ronaldo (Brazilian) 9. Zidane 10. Bobby Charlton

1.Maradona 2.Hagi 3.Stoichkov 4.Zidane 5.Messi 6.Suker 7.Nedved 8.Van Basten 9.Del piero 10.Dassaev 11.Maldini

1.pele 2.maradona 3.beckenbauer 4.bobby moore 5.Eusebio 6.best 7.c.ronaldo 8.ronaldo(brazil) 9.Ronaldinho 10.messi

This is from a compilation of many Football mags, websites and my many, many years of viewing and living Football (Not Soccer). 1) Pele 2) Diego Maradona 3) Franz Beckenbauer 4) Lev Yashin (Although a Keeper) 5) Johan Cruyff 6) Eusebio 7) Bobby Charlton 8) Ferenc Puskas 9) Stanley Mathews 10)Alfredo Di Stefano I'm sure there'll be input from various sources and this forum is subjective dependent on the individual but this is as close as you are going to get to a 10 Greatest Player List.

I can not believe this people, wrong answers..... 1-Maradona: do we have to analyze why is better than Pele (who never played in Europe, who played in times where defenders where Posts with no movement and goolkeppers were sticks behind the goal?????......... 2-Cruyff: best all around player 3-Di Stefano: second best all around player 4-Garrincha: best brasilian player of all times 5-Puskas 6-Didi: second best brasilian 7-Pele: yess 8-Cantona 9-Beckenbauer 10- Messi (soon to be the best)

I can not believe this people, wrong answers..... 1-Maradona: do we have to analyze why is better than Pele (who never played in Europe, who played in times where defenders where Posts with no movement and goolkeppers were sticks behind the goal?????......... 2-Cruyff: best all around player 3-Di Stefano: second best all around player 4-Garrincha: best brasilian player of all times 5-Puskas 6-Didi: second best brasilian 7-Pele: yess 8-Cantona 9-Beckenbauer 10- Messi (soon to be the best)

1) Mardonna 2)Pele 3) johan Kruyff 4) Franz Beckenbauer 5) Ronaldo 6)Zidane 7)Michel Platini 8)Marco Van Basten 9)Dennis Bergkhamp 10)Zico

1) Mardonna 2) Pele 3) Cantona 4) Ronaldo 5) George Best 6) Zidane 7) Ronaldinho 8) C Ronaldo 9) Roy Keane 10) Gary Lineker I could go on theres so many Bobby Moore and many more

1 - Pelé, the legend 2 - Mané Garrincha, the angel of twisted legs 3 - Di Steffano 4 - Zico 5 - Maradona 6 - Puskas 7 - Ronaldo (still scoring wonderful goals) 8 - Zidane 9 - Ronaldinho 10- Cruyff YeaH!

1. KAKA The most complete player of all 2. Pele Historys favorite player 3. Ronaldo The most popular skilled player 4. Messi The best striker of all Top 4 players

1. KAKA The most complete player of all 2. Pele Historys favorite player 3. Ronaldo The most popular skilled player 4. Messi The best striker of all Top 4 players

eusebio maradona pele ruud gullit givinche or gavinchi roberto baggio carl hienze ruminigger brian mcclair carlos valdaramma marco van baston

+4 Not in any particular order: . Johan Cruyff Zico George Best Franz Beckenbauer Eusebio Maradonna Platini Zidane Garrincha Puskas . Pele - over-rated: Van Basten - great but career was cut short:Ronaldinho & C Ronaldo - haven't done enough yet: Gullit had ability but didn't use it enough: Ronaldo - not a great all round player and injury prone:Players like Ginola, Henry, Bergkhamp were sensational for long periods at club level but didn't do it enough on the international stage. G Zola and L Matthaus were great and just fall short of the top 10.