Who's The Best

[ciobha]

OK guys,as the title says,who is the best footballer you have ever seen.I am talking about actually seen LIVE, and not old BBC clips and tales from friends and family.
I am too young to have seen the likes of Pele at his best,so for me the best player i have ever seen would have to be a choice between Maradonna and Zidane,but i think Zidane would probably just about edge it!
So who is the best you have seen at their peak?

[Dieter]

I saw live many times the god of soccer/football....Franz Beckenbauer...

Dieter

[ciobha]

Cheers Dieter,like Pele i haven't seen enough of him to make an educated opinion,but i know my father thought he was top class!

[Dieter]

Zidane and Johann Cruyff....for me great players...with brain

Ronney is a fighter....

Dieter

[seamus]

I hate to say it but Gazza, dont like then man, but wot a wasted talent !

[stogie bear]

I like this guy...


But THESE guys should get an award!

The beautiful game!

[jimslim]

1) Jimmy Cleary
2) George Best

         

[Lefty]

Dan Marino

[ciobha]

.I am talkingabout real football.not that pansy shit you US girlyboys play.

[ciobha]

(jimslim @ Jun. 01 2008,10:52) 1) Jimmy Cleary

Bollocks,never had half the talent of his cousin MarkCleary,centre half for the Portavogie Swifts.

[stogie bear]

I am talking about real football. not that pansy shit you US girlyboys play.

Here we go again!

[Lefty]

(ciobha @ Jun. 01 2008,11:24) .I am talkingabout real football.not that pansy shit you US girlyboys play.

Pansy shit? I'd like to see some of your soccer pussies try to play a real man's sport like AMERICAN FOOTBALL


They'd soon be reduced to tears the first time someone like Brian Urlacher put a hit on them.


Soccer is a good sport for the split tails to play.

[Grinder]

George Best, no question. I even played against him in a charity match after he retired and he was still pinging the ball further than I go on my holidays. Genius.

As for a 'real man's sport', I watched Wasps beat the Tigers yesterday. As far as I know, there was no padding involved...

[jaime24]

for me it would be ryan giggs

[Grinder]

Giggsy is the choice of SAF as the best pound-for-pound player he has ever had play for him at Man United. That's some accolade.