[Alf]

Are you ready for your Jaws to drop at number 6?

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Alf

8

Zico

Brazil

Youtube video

Interesting player. Brazil never won a thing with Zico in the team and he was in it for a couple of decades. To the point that some people think the club he played - Flamengo - are unlucky

I'm the home of Brazilian football trivia.

[GiRTh]

The kaiser at 7 is fine

[GiRTh]

Wheres Paul Gascoigne?

[Alf]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

Interesting player. Brazil never won a thing with Zico in the team and he was in it for a couple of decades. To the point that some people think the club he played - Flamengo - are unlucky

I'm the home of Brazilian football trivia.

They say that the Brazil 82 team is the greatest team to never to win the World cup. They ran into a in form Paolo Rossi and that was that.

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Alf

They say that the Brazil 82 team is the greatest team to never to win the World cup. They ran into a in form Paolo Rossi and that was that.

I remeber watching it. Rossi scored all but one of his goals from inside the six yards box. A real fox in the box. You lose him, he scores.

[Alf]

Here comes the controversy.

[GiRTh]

Is it Theo Walcott?

[Alf]

6

Lionel Messi

Argentina

Youtube video

[AnnieK]

Can we have a full countdown on one post at the end. My football mad 10 year old is desperate to see full list and I'm not handing over my phone for him to read through the whole thread

Ps he thinks Pele for number 1

[GiRTh]

Originally Posted by Alf

6

Lionel Messi

Argentina

Youtube video

No Alf, Rijkaard was bad, no Gullit is unforgivable but this is not gonna go by without question. You need to explain

[Alf]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Can we have a full countdown on one post at the end. My football mad 10 year old is desperate to see full list and I'm not handing over my phone for him to read through the whole thread

Ps he thinks Pele for number 1

Will do that for you.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Alf

Will do that for you.

Thank you

[Alf]

5

Johan Cruyff

Holland

Youtube video

[GiRTh]

One wild card left, is it Steven Gerrard. Tope 3 got to be Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona.

[Alf]

4

Alfredo Di Stefano

Argentina/Spain

Youtube video

[GiRTh]

to many old fogies, Alf.

A great list anyway. Thanks for taking the time to compile it so we can comment on it.

[Alf]

3

Diego Maradona

Argentina

Youtube video

[Alf]

2

Cristiano Ronaldo

Portugal

Youtube video

[GiRTh]

I agree Ronaldo is better than Messi. I dont think its much of a footballing debate anymore.

[Alf]

1

Pele

Brazil

Youtube video

[AnnieK]

Brilliant thread Alf....my boy is happy (am at my dads tonight, he's not happy that there is no Nat Lofthouse or Gary Madine though - bless Bolton fans )

[GiRTh]

So what do you think to Pele's 1000 goals? He made his debut at 17 and retired at 37. 1000 goals in 20 years. 50 a year. Not possible

[Alf]

Here you go Annie


1 Pele
2 Cristiano Ronaldo
3 Diego Maradona
4 Alfredo Di Stefano
5 Johan Cruyff
6 Lionel Messi
7 Franz Beckenbauer
8 Zico
9 Ronaldo
10 Ferenc Puskas
11 Zinedine Zidane
12 Michel Platini
13 Garrincha
14 Bobby Charlton
15 Roberto Baggio
16 Marco van Basten
17 Ronaldinho
18 Eusebio
19 George Best
20 Gerd Muller
21 Romario
22 Lothar Matthaus
23 Elias Figueroa
24 Kevin Keegan
25 Karl Heinz-Rummenigge
26 Paolo Maldini
27 Xavi Hernandez
28 Sandor Kocsis
29 Andres Iniesta
30 Kenny Dalglish
31 Frank Rijkaard
32 Raymond Kopa
33 Neymar
34 Franco Baresi
35 Luis Suarez (not the former Liverpool player)
36 Lev Yashin
37 Didi
38 Antoine Griezmann
39 Hristo Stoichkov
40 Rivellino

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by GiRTh

So what do you think to Pele's 1000 goals? He made his debut at 17 and retired at 37. 1000 goals in 20 years. 50 a year. Not possible

According to my kid....526 of Peles 1282 goals were from unofficial matches so shouldn't have counted in goal count.