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| dukes |
| quote: | Pele's list of the greatest
These are the 125 players selected by Brazilian legend Pele to mark Fifa's 100th anniversary.
Argentina:
Alfredo Di Stefano, Daniel Passarella, Diego Maradona, Gabriel Batistuta, Hernan Crespo, Javier Saviola, Javier Zanetti, Juan Sebastian Veron, Mario Kempes, Omar Sivori
Belgium:
Franky van der Elst, Jean-Marie Pfaff, Jan Cuelemans
Brazil:
Cafu, Carlos Alberto, Djalma Santos, Falcao, Nilton Santos, Junior, Pele, Rivaldo, Rivelino, Roberto Carlos, Romario, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Socrates, Zico
Bulgaria:
Hristo Stoichkov
Cameroon:
Roger Milla
Chile:
Pablo Figueroa, Ivan Zamorano
Colombia:
Carlos Valderrama
Croatia:
Davor Suker
Czech Repbublic:
Josef Masopust, Pavel Nedved
Denmark:
Brian Laudrup, Michael Laudrup, Peter Schmeichel
England:
Alan Shearer, Bobby Charlton, David Beckham, Gary Lineker, Gordon Banks, Kevin Keegan, Michael Owen
France:
David Trezeguet, Didier Deschamps, Eric Cantona, Jean-Pierre Papin, Just Fontaine, Lilian Thuram, Marcel Desailly, Marius Tresor, Michel Platini, Patrick Vieira, Raymond Kopa, Robert Pires, Thierry Henry, Zinedine Zidane
Germany:
Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Mueller, Jurgen Klinsmann, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Lothar Matthaeus, Michael Ballack, Oliver Kahn, Paul Breitner, Sepp Maier, Uwe Seeler
Ghana:
Abedi Pele
Holland:
Clarence Seedorf, Dennis Bergkamp, Edgar Davids, Frank Rijkaard, Johan Neeskens, Johan Cruyff, Marco van Basten, Patrick Kluivert, Rene van de Kerkhof, Rob Rensenbrink, Ruud Gullit, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Willie van de Kerkhof
Hungary:
Ferenc Puskas
Repubic of Ireland:
Roy Keane
Italy:
Alessandro Del Piero, Alessandro Nesta, Christian Vieri, Dino Zoff, Francesco Totti, Franco Baresi, Giampiero Boniperti, Giacinto Fachetti, Gianluca Buffon, Gianni Rivera, Giuseppe Bergomi, Paolo Rossi, Paolo Maldini, Roberto Baggio
Japan:
Hidetoshi Nakata
Liberia:
George Weah
Mexico:
Hugo Sanchez
Nigeria:
Jay-Jay Okocha
Northern Ireland:
George Best
Paraguay:
Romerito
Peru:
Teofilo Cubillas
Poland:
Zbigniew Boniek
Portugal:
Eusebio, Luis Figo, Rui Costa
Romania:
Gheorghe Hagi
Russia:
Rinat Disayev
Scotland:
Kenny Dalglish
Senegal:
El Hadji Diouf
South Korea:
Hong Myung-Bo
Spain:
Emilio Butragueno, Luis Enrique, Raul
Turkey:
Emre Belozoglu, Rustu Recber
Ukraine:
Andriy Shevchenko
Uruguay:
Enzo Francescoli
United States:
Michelle Akers, Mia Hamm
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a big list BUT.....anyone missing? |
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| tubby |
| gordon banks but no peter shilton? |
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| tall paul 2 |
| Tony Adams... Zola.... whats Diouf doing there when he cant make the liverpool team!!! |
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| Xavier |
why ONLY those countries?
Not really in the top 125 but for these countries:
Australia: Johnny Warren, Craig Johnston, Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka
Wales: Ian Rush...etc
Scotland should mention Graeme Souness. |
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| willsimo |
Giggs?
A couple of the players seem a little young to be on that list.
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| willsimo |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xavier
why ONLY those countries? |
Because Pele doesn't think that players from any other country are/were good enough to make his "greatest" 125 players list? |
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| Global DJ 2k |
Zico, the great ALFREDO Di Stefano,Maradona, ect!! the great ones!!
tho he forgot one fo the the greatest from Paraguay.. HE is the PRINCE!!!
ENZO FRANCHESCOLI!! |
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| tubby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Xavier
why ONLY those countries?
Not really in the top 125 but for these countries:
Australia: Johnny Warren, Craig Johnston, Harry Kewell, Mark Viduka
Wales: Ian Rush...etc |
maybe kewell would make ths list, but the other aussies aren't really that good on a world scale. Rush was good, but wales were pretty rotten when he was playing, so he couldn't be judged well at that level. I think neville southall was another welshman who could have made that list playing for another nation. |
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| Eddie N MIAMI |
| quote: | Originally posted by Global DJ 2k
Zico, the great ALFREDO Di Stefano,Maradona, ect!! the great ones!!
tho he forgot one fo the the greatest from Paraguay.. HE is the PRINCE!!!
ENZO FRANCHESCOLI!! |
Enzo is from Uruguay and he's on the list. |
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| chesco |
| Is the list not the 125 greatest players alive today. this is maybe why some are so young. |
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| PacMan |
| seriously steven gerrard should be on that list. |
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| willsimo |
| quote: | Originally posted by chesco
Is the list not the 125 greatest players alive today. this is maybe why some are so young. |
Yeah, good point.
Just seems a little strange to me that a few players who have barely started their careers can already be deemed of the best 125.
You are probably correct though. |
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