All-time favourite football (soccer) player

[Michellin]

Name one the best football players that is deceased (dead) or alive.

[pazsh]

Pele???!

[Elvenmunky]

for me personally it's Cantona

[birney29]

got to be cantona machester united :D

[samoyan]

Dino Zoff.

[jetje]

Got to be a dutchmen for sure but we have so many great players.
Johan Cruijff, Ruud Gullit, Marco van basten , Frank rijkaard, Abe Lenstra, faas wilkens, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Appie Happie, Clarence seedorf (only player with 4 CL cups with 4 different teams!) but i have a nose for great talen so i would go for Royston Drenthe!

[BawA]

Diego Armando Maradona

jetje i so missed those tity's

[LiMuBai]

I haven't been exposed to football as much but I would say Zidane is the man. ZizoZizo

[BawA]

I haven't been exposed to football as much but I would say Zidane is the man. ZizoZizo

thats sure, his one of dee greatest.

[FireMan]

Pélé - Brazil
Eusébio - Portugal
Diego Maradona - Argentina. ;)

:gunsmilie

[c.a.t.]

eric cantona
diego maradona

[bigred2006]

ronaldinho

[(FRANCESCO)]

francesco totti

[brotherdoobie]

Lev Yashin. As far as I know; the only goalie to win the European footballer of the year award.



-bd

[Colt Seevers]

Tab Ramos!

[Eazil]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wwGyHfSXT0

[nyx12]

Christiano Ronaldo
Luis Figo

[threelions00]

can't beleive people think cantona...what about when he attacked a fan? he thinks he is a philospher, if anyone in england said some of the things he said, they'd be wearing their legs as earrings by the next match...he is a bad ambassador for the sport. And Zidane let himself down as well.

I can't decide on just one, so maybe we should think about best keeper (Gordan Banks), defender (Paolo Maldini/Roberto Carlos, midfielder (Figo), attacker (Ronaldo of Brazil)

[Cheese]

I kind of have a lot of respect for Cantona attacking that fan, the guy (the fan) was a cawk. Cantona's kick was godly . . .

[manker]

can't beleive people think cantona...what about when he attacked a fan? he thinks he is a philospher, if anyone in england said some of the things he said, they'd be wearing their legs as earrings by the next match...he is a bad ambassador for the sport.
The thread is about your favourite football player, not your favourite ambassador for footie. Cantona was a magnificent player who appears to have been the catalyst for the change in Man United's fortunes. Manchester United being one of the best supported - if not the best supported - club in the world.

What's difficult to believe about people mentioning him when asked to name their favourite player.

[Barbarossa]

I would probably pick Cantona as one of my favourite players, if not the favourite.

[ZoorBa]

Zidan

[nSyder]

My favourite is (was) Franceschino Baresi or simply Baresi.

http://pixupload.free.fr/upload/lqg6hw_fbaresi_png.png

Grande Capitano Rossonero!

The best defender of all history. Mythic.

[taba]

Diego Armando Maradona

and ZIDAN

[direstraits]

Diego Armando Maradona
Enzo Francescoli
Ariel Ortega

[SAM]

ryan gigs
ronaldo
etto

[SpiderPig]

Landon Donovan

[Tbag]

Gheorghe HAGİ.

[maxehhh]

Maradona

[Spelko]

Ronney

[dbmp]

You know that ther is ZIDAN (Egypt) and ZIDANE (France)? :)

As for my choice... Péle and Eusébio.

[ExtremeF0rce]

Frank Lampard (England,Chelsea)

[eggs]

Gary Lineker, Teddy Sheringham, Paul Gascoigne, Romario, Zidane, Jurgen Klinsmann, David Ginola, Eric Cantona, Maldini, amongst many many others.

[twinpeaks]

Emile Heskey FTW :D

[anions]

Emile Heskey FTW :D
LOL... :p

Zizou all the way :D:D:D

[WhiteWizard20]

I don't follow soccer much but I like David Beckham and Freddy Adu.

[narino]

My favourite player is Zidane

[dave12]

earlier pavel nedved and now fabregas and k'aka

[f*ck]

roberto carlos

[JaZZ2007]

gheorghe hagi :D

[dbmp]

gheorghe hagi :D

I bet you're from Romenia. :P

[NDroid]

Christiano Ronaldo.

[SCR]

gheorghe hagi :D
:yup: same here

[Bucktoof]

Juergen Klinsmann is definitely number 1, but I also really like Steven Gerrard, Michael Ballack, and Oliver Kahn

[dbmp]

Christiano Ronaldo.

Argh, it's Cristiano! :frusty:

[JazzyJeff]

Cantona was the man but maradona has to be my favourite :D

hah ronaldo, BOOOO!

[Bad Samaritan]

My all-time favorite football goat is Zinedine Zidane.

[zzzMonster]

Dennis Bergkamp FTW!!!

[creepingdeath]

Roberto Carlos. :D

[maebach]

dwight yorke or andy cole

[tiolewis]

Maradona

[cristina1]

gary lineker

[OTO]

Michael Mesxi

[taproot]

Eusébio :P because I'm portuguese! But honestly, Maradona was the man :)

[Remi]

Van Basten and Euzébio GOD!!

[forca]

El Diego !!!!

[relik]

My favourite player Christiano Ronaldo.

[wHiTe_VaN_mAn]

The best player ever: george best.

[rupertek]

Zinedine Zidane...

[Totti]

The BEST player ever..... hmmm thats a very tough question to ask especially in soccer because of all the different positions you have on the feild it would be smarter to ask this:
Best goal keeper ever : don't try to fill me in......
best defender ever : canavaro
best attacking midfielder ever: maradona
best defensive midfielder ever: makalele
best stricker ever : pele

[DooMeD68]

George Best !

[DaNi92]

Maradona, Eusébio , Péle , Zico, Van Basten, Koeman,

[bjfcarrico]

Maradona, Pele

[bjfcarrico]

Maradona, Pele

[DooMeD68]

Maradona, Pele

brilliant players in there own right ! :pinch:

[I beleive.....]

Marco van Basten (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_van_Basten)

[iberos1143]

Brasilian player Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane...

[The Gladiator]

Zinedine Zidane "The best one"

[trevor2000]

Luka Modrić

[WARLOCK]

Cristiano Ronaldo

[Dex]

Dimitar Berbatov

[IceTee]

Maradona

[user2000]

Gheorghe Hagi si Nicolae Dobrin!!

[ZeroUP]

jari litmanen

[maddoxro]

Pele

[ajsi]

zico

[Bad Blue Boy]

for me the best was Maradona then comes Pele,both of them are very good players

[bikernin]

Zinedine Zidane

[hijump]

Zinedine Zidane

[ajmet]

maraddona

[RoSsoNeRI]

Well I aint that old soo I'll say Kaka

[helsing]

Zidane ownz them all

[Swift]

Maradona probably the worlds best player :)

[Magnum]

Zinedine Zidane

[AuReDo]

Use to be Roberto Carlos......

[Colt Seevers]

Paul McStay

[JokerMan]

my favorite player will always be no9 - RONALDO (not christiano!!!!!) :)

[IceTee]

Maradona

[ronInter]

my favorite player will always be no9 - RONALDO (not christiano!!!!!) :)
Yeah!! :) Il FenoMeno is the best player ever. ;)
His tricks, his speed, his goals...unbelievable:cool:
I hope he will play on WC 2010 in South Africa:rolleyes:

[limpdickkid]

Maradona...and Zidane..really difficult to choose between the 2.

[GRB23]

Dennis Bergkamp....
and now my fav player is the one on my avatar

[GRB23]

Dennis Bergkamp....
and now my fav player is the one on my avatar

[ClodiuS]

Diego Armando Maradona

[RoSsoNeRI]

my favorite player will always be no9 - RONALDO (not christiano!!!!!) :)

cristiano is awesome man

[trancemaniac]

Pele!

[orka]

In this case I would say ANELKA. Still rememeber the times when he played for MCH City. Shore, he isn't the best out there, but still glory player.

[ivenkii]

Pele,Kaka and ronaldinho.....:p

[aslanozzy]

Loved Hagi

[bondok]

abo treka from egypt

[moksen]

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/the_limey/07/31/epl.moves/p1_cantona_0731.jpg

[C-mos]

Zizou :(

[lili]

cristiano ronaldo and ibrahimovic

[sumvell]

Maradona..............

[tronso]

Zidane

[FatBob]

michael schumacher

[hisamrain]

Pélé - Brazil exactly

[xGreg]

Maradona and Pele.

[niquelareine]

Diego Armando Maradona

jetje i so missed those tity's
oh yes

[axlrose17]

Kaka & Zidane

[pante]

christiano ronaldo

[etrade]

my favorite is Romario :)!

[BEGINER]

Zidan

[ssSssttttt]

recent year => Zinedine Zidane (fr)

Long Time ago => Maradonna (arg) & Pele (bra)

[cocalait]

Maradona

[thaking]

Zizu :D

[marquinhooo]

Zidane - France
Pelé - Brazil

[Swift]

recent year => Zinedine Zidane (fr)

Long Time ago => Maradonna (arg) & Pele (bra)

+1

but in the near future we will se some great players :whistling

[Adama]

Pele

[thebazzla]

well for me it was pele

[hoka81]

zidane all the time

[Neo]

Di Stefano and Eusebio.

Recently, Zidane and Figo. Ronaldo was also something else when he played for Barcelona.

[magdens23]

Only Diego Maradona

[NorBis]

cristiano ronaldo

[emFOUR]

I know he isnt best, but i realy like Ryan Giggs

[fenix71]

The Best I saw:
Diego Armando Maradona (The best of the best)
Zico
Michel Platini
Karl Heinz Rumenigge
Marco Van Basten

Several steps below:
Ricardo Bochini
Enzo Francescoli
Romario
Ronaldo
Lothar Matthaeuss
Mario Alberto Kempes
Franco Baressi
Daniel Passarella
Ramon Diaz
El "pibe" Valderrama
George Hagi

Zidane is only a good player, Is more a marketing phenomenon, like David Beckham

[voto10]

totti and delpiro

[Septimus]

yeah maradona
also i like enzo francescoli (uruguay) he played in my favourite team River plate (argentina)

[Theif]

gerrard , torres , drogba and messi

[Recycle]

Paul Gascoigne

[(I)]

Zidane

[MegLeetch]

Eusebio, Cristiano Ronaldo, Maradona

[Alessandro]

Del Piero

[soundchaser]

Roberto Carlos, since my childhood. His runs, deadly free kicks and killer long distance shoots. Also he's a world record of fastest shoot (22o km/h).

[Ri0T]

Batistuta, Falcao, Socrates, Maradona and Totti.

[Dr_Budweiser]

Pelé

[LivingInSouthPark]

Hristo Stoichkov

[tenis69]

Pelé - Maradona and maybe in future Cristiano Ronaldo will be the perfect player in Planet.

[iamKy666]

Zidane:cool:

[yakir132]

In my opinion Christiano Ronaldo he's the best player ever .
he has everything on he's legs :] lol - spinner / free kick / technique , briefly everything ! .
( as I said.. it is my opinion lol )

[eldiesel]

Zinel din Zidane

+ C.Ronaldo after 5 years

cant judge pele or maradona

never seen 90mins 4 them
just goals

[bocianek007]

Pele and maradona ;]

[escuoop]

Zidane + Maradona

[nician]

Zidane + Cristiano Ronaldo

[under.zero]

know anyone hagi and mutu ?:D

[roni84av]

Diego Armando Maradona

best of the best

[adissan]

Fernando Torres,Adrian Mutu,Cristiano Ronaldo :)

[MiNiMAL]

Raul,Berbatov,David Villa

[mabin]

what???

[dnero73]

Pele


can't beleive people think cantona...what about when he attacked a fan? he thinks he is a philospher, if anyone in england said some of the things he said, they'd be wearing their legs as earrings by the next match...he is a bad ambassador for the sport. And Zidane let himself down as well.

I can't decide on just one, so maybe we should think about best keeper (Gordan Banks), defender (Paolo Maldini/Roberto Carlos, midfielder (Figo), attacker (Ronaldo of Brazil)
good post thats why i don´t like Maradona

[cook123]

pele beyond doubt.....

[cstrik3]

Eusébio! :)

[bubucea]

Michel Platinni & Cristiano Ronaldo

[C-mos]

Zinedine Zidane ..Thierry Hnery ...and now,,,,Theo Wallcott :O

[CRISTA]

Zidane, Maradona ,Hagi

[hauyooo]

romania HAGI is the best;)

[soulreaper]

I haven't seen a more elegant(almost aerodynamic) player than Zinedine Zidane.He can do absolutely anything with a football.

I guess there are different parameters by which one looks at to see who's the greatest. But by pure footballing skill and elegance,Zidane has to be the greatest ever.

[quake]

El pibe de oro!
Maradona

[ligerpt]

Luís Figo and Rui Costa for their qualities as players and human beings.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a huge player. He'll be one of the best players of all times but he needs to mature a lot.

[ahcorac72]

For me the best player of all time is Maradona.
Simply the best.

[sidepocket]

Henrik Larsson - Single handidly ran Celtic won golden boot then went to Barcelona they were in tears when he left. Eto said he learned so much from him, then went to Man utd as they deperately needed a striker he came and pulled them out the £%4 he has been a success everywhere he has went how many players can say that?

[antonii]

franz beckenbauer,kafu,roberto carlosh , pele ,zidane all legends..

[copacabana]

franz beckenbauer,kafu,roberto carlosh , pele ,zidane all legends..


hey, antonii, you forgot Hristo Stoichkov, am amazing player

[armandox]

Brazil: pele
Argentina:Maradona
England:Beckham
Netherlands:croyef - Van Bastien
Germany:Moller

[DATTER]

Eusébio - Portugal ;)

[repezza]

Pelé, Ronaldinho, Maradona, Zidane, Bergkamp, Stoichkov, Zico, Beckenbauer.

[Ali-g]

Of all times my fav. player was Roberto Baggio ... lol
Anyway I liked a lot Zidane, and I think Croyef was an outstanding player too
I usually like players playing organisers (middle midfield). Theyr kind of the head of the team.

[Express]

for me..ummmm Cantona or Platini

[lopezfd]

I saw: Zidane

Didn't see: Maradona

[kyind]

zidane

[Jnk1986]

for me that gotte be van basten and cruijf

[the]

I'll buck the trend and say Zidane.

[chalice]

I'll buck the trend and say Zidane.

Then I will buck the trend and say that you are not, never will be, and cannot ever will be, the entity known and considered as The.

So stop it and get a new user name.

[The Flying Cow]

Leave him/her/it be, chal.

It's all a matter of opinion.


-Sherman

[marraqy]

pele and maradona

[StaNy]

:naughty:maradona

[Philip]

Ryan Giggs

[neo24]

Diego Maradona

[Akileus]

Maradona first and Marco van Basten second

[McBride]

Maradona

[helpme]

zidane and maradona

[caranthonio]

beckam

[Lindsay<3]

Ronaldo! :)

[dr jones]

david beckham for me :)

[internetsafari]

pele

[Mutu]

i guess that would be Santiago Solari

[C-mos]

Zidane :O

[hattfan]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic ^^

[petra1210]

ronaldo for me

[MCHeshPants420]

Alan Shearer.

[Dytzone]

Ronaldinho :inlove:

[Villalltheway]

Maradona all time greatest, but after that have to say the fat ronaldo<---- (the original ronaldo) and ronaldinho. But im certain cristiano ronaldo and messi will be up there in the future.

[iM32]

I li9ke Becham

[r3volut1onx]

Cristiano ronaldo, messi , ronaldinho and zidanne

[Popov]

Pelé

[iddqdidkfa]

i think pele is the best

[Blu]

Steven Gerrard & Samuel Eto`o

[ph03n1ks]

My favourite player would be either Eric Cantona or Roy Keane. legends.

[h0r1a]

Diego Armando Maradona

[Robert24]

Zidane :X

[feng]

Zidane,he is my favorite player because of good technology

[HurriGame]

Hagi! :x

[Popov]

Ravelli

[HINT]

Becham

[r3volut1onx]

ronaldinho messi cristiano ronaldo

[scarface]

Zidane

[sonic89]

eusebio the best of all
Fernando Chalana
Rui Costa
Luis Figo
maradona
eric cantona
Zidan

[dragon 1]

thnkes my frind

[ultrasmiky]

Hagi:naughty:

[J3richo]

Zidane

[luck4made]

Alessandro Del Piero

[awiz]

Diego Maradona

[physter]

Eric Cantona.

It was pure class the way he drop-kicked that moron in the crowd!

[cool_guy1]

pele

[FileZ]

hazim emam egypt

[KultNavn]

Roar Strand!

[Villalltheway]

Ronaldo the original one from brazil, not saying he is the best ever but was my favourite along side thiery henry, but as each day goes by messi is coming closer and closer in being my favourite, think he got the potential to be the greatest ever.

[trancefanatyk]

Pele!

[Il_Professore]

Maradona #1
Pele #2
Cryuff,Beckenbaur.Platini,Van Basten,Ronaldo,and maybe anyone else that i forget.

[z33]

Messi my love

[Rikikii]

Pele, that's for sure!

[ramos pop]

manchister united

[Zah89]

Eusebio

[Villalltheway]

manchister united

Id like to know more about this football player called 'manchister united', please tell more.

[Mano]

pele then messi

[BlackKnight]

Maldini and Shevchenko

[Eros]

Maradona

[Markociv1]

Paul Scholes

[cinephilia]

Pélé - Brazil
Eusébio - Portugal
Diego Maradona - Argentina. ;)

:gunsmilie
Eusebio was from Mozambique ;)

well, my all time favourite player is Garrincha (Brasil)

[Samurai84]

Pélé - Brazil
Eusébio - Portugal
Diego Maradona - Argentina. ;)

:gunsmilie
Eusebio was from Mozambique ;)

well, my all time favourite player is Garrincha (Brasil)

but the regime instaled in Portugal naturalized Eusébio
so is Portuguese.

sorry for my english, only 3 years in the high school :happy:


Best players

Maradona
Eusébio
Best
Messi

[GiG3L]

wow guys.... what about Zidane? He was a god, and my favorite player of all times

[pffm]

Zidane,he is my favorite player because of good technology

hehe, i couldnt agree more ! :lol:

[brento]

Raul is my favorite :D

[maindark]

Maradona

[Tribot]

Zidane

[deesmees]

Maradona

[bingo]

abo treika

[VinX]

Dennis bergkamp & thierry henry for getting huge success for Arsenal FC :)

[Krusty]

Goalie: Schmeichel
Defender: Cafu, Nesta
MF: Platini, Effenberg
Forward: Henry, van Basten

[john02]

Diego Armando Maradona next Lionel Messi
(http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi)

[Slixx]

Messi, Ronaldo, Henry, Van de Saar

[swizZ8]

Gennaro Ivan Gattuso

[Wladdy]

Zinedine Zidane

[cinephilia]

Garrincha

[IdolEyes787]

Christy Brown .Brilliant left foot.

[jkfghdf]

Dino Zoff.

[qsw]

Kaka~

[jabri0895]

brazil's ronaldinho

[Qlix]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic. (Probably a typo in there)
Henrik Larsson is slightly more awesome though <3

[Soarek]

Gheorghe Hagi

[vegasx]

Ronaldinho