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76. Giampiero Boniperti

One third of the “Magical Trio” that included John Charles and Omar Sivori, Boniperti is a standard-bearer and hero among Juventus ultras. Having scored 182 goals among all competitions, Boniperti had enjoyed the club’s record until a certain Del Piero came along. A flexible forward, Boniperti could play anywhere in the final third of the pitch. At just 20 years of age, he scored 27 goals and won the league's top scorer award. In all, he won five championships with Juve.

 

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75. Emilio Butragueno

Known as the Vulture for his tendency to hover at the edge of the offside trap Emilio Butragueno epitomized an era of Real Madrid football. Quietly industrious on the field and off, Butrageuno was content to let his lay speak for itself. With La Quinta del Buitre (The Vulture’s Cohort) at his side, Butragueno won six league titles, two Spanish Cups, two Spanish Super Cups, two UEFA Cups and a Spanish League Cup and topped it all of with the Pichichi trophy in 1990/91 season as the top scorer in La Liga. In all, he played 341 games and 123 goals for his main club.

 

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74. Dino Zoff.

The oldest winner of the world cup (’82, age of 40), Zoff was was a goalie of outstanding reflex, who holds the record for longest clean sheet (1142 minutes, from September '72 to June '74). Capped 112 times, he is thirdin the all-time list after Maldini and Cannavaro). With Juventus, he won five titles and the UEFA cup over 11 years.

 

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73. Fernando Hierro

Hierro scored a century of goals with real Madrid over 439 appearances, a sum even more astonishing given he played as a central defender (though equally comfortably as a defensive midfielder) who knew how to bring the ball up the field and restart the attack. Combining passing vision with solid defense, Hierro would assume the mantle of the best sweeper in Europe left vacant by a retiring Baresi. With Real Madrid, Hierro would win three Champions League trophies and four La Ligas over 15 years.

 

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72. Stanley Matthews (My Grandad goat)

A vegetarian before it was cool, Stanley Matthews’ diet and lifestyle enabled him to play top-level until he was 50 years old. He is the oldest person to play in the top-division and represent England at the International. “The Wizard of the Dribble” Matthews is the only player to have been knighted while still playing. For good measure, he was the first winner of the European Footballer of the Year trophy as well as the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award.

 

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71. George Weah

A forward of exceptional pace and talent, Weah is the only African to have to win FIFA World Player of the Year, an award accompanied by the Ballon D’Or, European Footballer of the Year and African Footballer of the Year. He won the French league with PSG and two scudetti with Milan.

 

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70. Gordon Banks.

Gordon Banks was the goalie for the England national team that won the World Cup, playing so well that the goal was deemed as “Safe as the Banks of England." Originally an apprentice bricklayer, Banks possessed an agility and prescient positional sense that made him capable of brilliant saves, most notably the save of Pelè’s header in the 1970 World Cup, now deemed the greatest save ever.

 

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69. Rivelino

Nicknamed “Patada Atòmica” for his his concussive free kicks, passing, trickery (he invented the elasticò move made famous by Ronaldinho) and a moustache that would put Super Mario to shame, Rivelino is, among many other things, credited with the fastest goal in football, scoring directly from kick-off when he noticed the opposing goalie still on his knees in pre-match prayer. Rivelino was one of the greatest offensive midfielders in the world in his prime and spent most of his career in Corinthians, scoring 141. He was an integral component to the WC-winning ’70 side, scoring a three, including the free-kick missile against the Czechs that got him his sobriquet.

 

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68. Cesar Rodriguez Alvarez

Cesar Rodriguez Alvarez, Catalan by birth, played 17 seasons in a blaugrana shirt and remains the club’s top scorer with a total of 235 goals. A top class striker noted for his quickness, his ability to shoot with both feet, his scoring and his powerful header, Alvarez helped Barcelona win five League championships and two Spanish Cups. Today, he is buried in Catalonia.

 

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67. Johann Neeskens

Johann Neeskens, aka “Johann the Second” (Cruyff beinG number one), was a Dutch midfielder, proponent of Total football and part of the greatest team to never win the World Cup, the ’74 and ’78 Dutch Squad. After winning a hat-trick of UEFA cups with Ajax when the club was at the pinnacle of its success, Neeskens transferred to Barcelona with mentor Cruyff; their appearance is creditied with infusing the Catalan side with its attack-minded “tiki-taka” style for which they are now so famous. Check his goal against Brazil in the ’74 WC if you remain unimpressed.

I'll do my bit and add the goal. Yes, very much impressed.

 

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66. Oliver Kahn

A formidable, intimidating goalie, Kahn boasts an incredible record of success, having won eight German championships, six German cups, the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the Intercontinental Cup. He would be designated the best European goalie for four consecutive seasons, three IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year awards the Golden Ball at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and two German Footballer of the Year trophies. King Kahn would make 429 appearances for Bayern in all.

 

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65. Lillian Thuram (best right back ever)

A versatile man-marker and the most-capped French player ever, Thuram could play on the right as well as the center of the back four. For France, he won the '98 World Cup, quickly followed by the 2000 European title, being part of the first team to ever do so. He made his name at Parma, winning the UEFA cup, before sold to Juventus following the sale of Zinedine Zidane. He won four Scudetti with Juventus (two revoked) before moving on to Barcelona in the wake of Calciopoli. Now, Thuram fights racism and helps with volunteer efforts.

 

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64. Kevin Keegan

Winner of three league titles for Liverpool, as well as the European Cup and UEFA Cup, Kevin Keegan was one of the first English players to assume the mantle of global superstar. Originally a midfielder, his talents on the ball prompted the Liverpool manager to move him up front, where he began a fruitful partnership with John Toshack that netted Liverpool one of its most successful eras ever.

 

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63. Steve Bloomer

1. It takes a special person to organize a football match in the middle of a German internment camp. But that is exactly what “The Pride of Derby” did: When taken prisoner at the outbreak of WWI—Bloomer was coaching a German team—he set up a league among the 5,000 prisoners and guards that would attract up to 1,000 spectators. A legend at Derby County—his bust sits outside the stadium, and the anthem “Steve Bloomer’s Watchin’” is played before every home game—he would score 317 goals in 536 First Division games, many of them off his trademark “daisy-cutter”. He remains the second-highest goal-scorer of all-time in England

 

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62. Jairzinho

A member of the legendary 1970 Brazil side considered the best attacking squad in footballing history, Jairzinho was a winger of brutal quickness and fantastic technical ability. He is one of three players to have scored in every game of the tournament. Though he would play most of his career in Brazil, his exploits on the international stage earned him a place on this list.

 

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The final player of the night was during my time. Fair to say his looks could have lead him to a modelling career if he wasn't such a brilliant football player.

61. Fabio Cannavaro
''He even made Materazzi look a decent player.''

Captain of a World Cup winning side, winner of two Scudetti (later revoked) and two La Ligas, and one of the few defenders to win the Ballon D'or, Fabio Cannavaro is one of the greatest soccer players in recent memory. Prescient in his positioning, immaculate in his tackles, his virtuoso displays at the 2006 World Cup remain one of the most stupefying performances in modern memory. Heck, he even made Materazzi look like a decent player.

 

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To mix it up a bit. I'm going to move on to a different top 100 countdown. The list i am using is not a most recent top 100 style list. I will still be starting at 60. If a player has already been used then I'll think of what to do when that happens. Might get personal, and put in players I've seen play live.. Seems like a good idea.

 

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68. Cesar Rodriguez Alvarez

Cesar Rodriguez Alvarez, Catalan by birth, played 17 seasons in a blaugrana shirt and remains the club’s top scorer with a total of 235 goals. A top class striker noted for his quickness, his ability to shoot with both feet, his scoring and his powerful header, Alvarez helped Barcelona win five League championships and two Spanish Cups. Today, he is buried in Catalonia.

How old is this top 100 countdown, Messi has over 600 goals for Barcelona now LOL.

Enjoyable read though. Nice hearing about what some players before your time did that made them so great.

 

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How old is this top 100 countdown, Messi has over 600 goals for Barcelona now LOL.

Enjoyable read though. Nice hearing about what some players before your time did that made them so great.

lol He is the reason why I am going for the change of plan for the next 60. It wasn't being fair on Messi and more recent players. Yeah, it's an old list.. I'm now looking around for a lsit that I think is most reliable. Tougher than I thought. And it's not because I don't agree with the number 1 or anything. Just certain players look out of place.

 

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Welcome to the next part of the top 100 countdown.

60.. Dixie Dean
Just a little before my time.
390 league goals in 447 league games. Sounds a bit prolific, yes. These sort of records dazzle me.
''He is best known for his exploits during the 1927–28 season, which saw him score a record 60 league goals. He also scored 18 goals in 16 appearances for England.'' Only Arthur Rowley has scored more English-league career goals; however, while Rowley made 619 appearances and scored 433 goals (0.70 goals per game) Dean scored 379 goals in 438 games (0.87 goals per game).

 

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59. Peter Schmeichel
This was the peak of during my time. Man Utd have had some great keepers during my life but the great Dane is personal favorite. Part of the dominant Man United team in the 90s and huge part of the treble winning season. Saving a penalty from Bergkamp in the semi final of the FA Cup. Numerous saves in the champions league final to keep us in with a shot. When you see how long players go on for, look at how long VDS was with us, I felt there was more for Schmeichel to give. He's said in interviews that he does have regrets about leaving ''early.'' He felt he was slipping and not up to the United standard anymore. My goat goalkeeper.

 

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58. Andres Iniesta.
Yay, the new list has players that have been playing in the last 20 years. We all know how great this one is. I think p4p he is sometimes the very best I've seen. Of course, that opinion can change if I have a Pirlo compilation playing or Juninho free kicks or whatever. What a player.

 

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57. Adolfo Pedernera
,''He was widely considered to be one of the greatest world football players in the 1940s,[1][2] as well as one of the Argentine players of all-time.[3] Pedernera was the natural conductor of both famous River Plate team known as La Máquina (spanish for "The Machine"), with whom he won several Argentine and South American titles, and Millonarios team called Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), with which won the Small Club World Cup in 1953 among many others colombian titles. Playing for the Argentine Team he won three times the Copa América in 1941, 1945 and 1946, being awarded as the Best Player of the latter.''

 

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56. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
''He had his greatest career success with German club Bayern Munich, where he won the Intercontinental Cup, two European Cups, as well as two league titles and two domestic cups.

A member of the West Germany national team, Rummenigge won the 1980 European Championship and was part of the squad that finished runner-up in the 1982 FIFA World Cup and at the 1986 World Cup. He was also honoured twice as European Footballer of the Year.''

 

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55. Daniel Passarella
Considered one of the greatest defenders of all time,[3] Passarella was also a proficient goalscorer; at one point he was football's top scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record subsequently broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman. Captain of the world cup winning Argentina team in 1978.''
Wow, and I thought Hierro had insane numbers. Koeman though. WOW.

 

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54, Gunnar Nordahl
A highly prolific, powerful, and physically strong striker, with an eye for goal, he is best known for his spell at A.C. Milan from 1949 to 1956, in which he won the Scudetto twice, and also the title of pluricapocannoniere, with an unprecedented five top scorer (Capocannonieri) awards, more than any other player in the history of the Italian championship.[2]

Nordahl is Milan’s all-time record goalscorer, and he long held the record for most goals for a single club in the history of Italian league (210), before being surpassed by Francesco Totti in January 2012.[3] He still holds the record for goals per appearance in Italy. Nordahl is considered to be one of the greatest Swedish football players of all-time[4], and regarded as one of the best strikers in football history.[5]

 

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53. Gaetano Scirea

Scirea is one of only five players in European football history to have won all international trophies for football clubs recognized by UEFA and FIFA. Scirea is also one of only nine players in the history of the European football that won all three major UEFA football competitions, a feat he managed while playing with Juventus, the Italian club with which he spent the majority of his career, aside from two seasons with Atalanta. At international level, he played for the Italian national team for more than a decade, during which he was an undisputed member of Italy's defensive line-up, keeping Franco Baresi out of the national team for four years, until he retired in 1986. Scirea became a World Champion with the 1982 FIFA World Cup winning team, which defeated Brazil 3–2 in a decisive second round match and Germany 3–1 in the final;[8] he also represented Italy in two more World Cups, finishing in fourth-place in 1978, and UEFA Euro 1980, where Italy once again managed a fourth-place finish.

 

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52. Roberto Baggio
This takes me back to the 1994 world cup. Baggio was more superstar than the Beatles, Elvis and anybody else in the world. It just felt that way. haha But he could not get his hands on the world cup trophy. Some would say he didn't realize his potential. I don't know. I just remember him being fabulous.
''In 1993, he was named FIFA World Player of the Year and won the Ballon d'Or. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100, a list of the world's greatest living players.[21]

Baggio played for Italy in 56 matches, scoring 27 goals, and is the joint fourth-highest goalscorer for his national team, alongside Alessandro Del Piero. He starred in the Italian team that finished third in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice. At the 1994 World Cup, he led Italy to the final, scoring five goals, received the World Cup Silver Ball and was named in the World Cup All-Star Team. Although he was the star performer for Italy at the tournament, he missed the decisive penalty in the shootout of the final against Brazil.[6] At the 1998 World Cup, he scored twice before Italy were eliminated by eventual champions France in the quarter-finals. Baggio is the only Italian to score in three World Cups, and with nine goals holds the record for most goals scored in World Cup tournaments for Italy, along with Paolo Rossi and Christian Vieri.[22]''

 

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51,Xavi
''Highly regarded for his humble personality and team ethics, Xavi is viewed as being the embodiment of the tiki-taka passing style of play, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest central midfielders of all time.[3][4][5] He is also considered by many to be the greatest Spanish player ever.[6][7]

Xavi joined La Masia, the Barcelona youth academy, at age 11, and made his first-team debut against Mallorca in August 1998. In all, he played over 700 matches, a club record, and scored 85 goals. Xavi is the first player in the club's history to play 150 European and FIFA Club World Cup matches combined.[8] With Barcelona, Xavi won eight La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles. He has won 31 trophies for Barcelona and Spain, a total only surpassed by Andrés Iniesta as the most decorated Spanish player in history''

 

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50. Nilton Santos
Nílton dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈniwtõ ˈsɐ̃tus]; 16 May 1925 – 27 November 2013) was a Brazilian footballer who primarily played as a wingback.[2] At international level, he was a member of the Brazil squads that won the 1958 and 1962 World Cups.

Regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of the game, Nílton Santos is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, and was named by Pelé one of the top 125 greatest living footballers at a FIFA Awards ceremony in 2004.[3] In 2009, he was the recipient of the Golden Foot Legends Award.[4] He was unrelated to his frequent defensive partner Djalma Santos.
He was called "The Encyclopedia" because of his knowledge of the sport of football. He was world class both at defending and attacking and possessed very good technique.

 

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49. Michael Laudrup
A Danish professional football coach and former player. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.[3][4][5] He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup.

During his playing career, Laudrup won league titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus, playing mainly as an attacking midfielder, although he was also capable of playing in other offensive positions. A world class playmaker, he was a member of Johan Cruyff's "Dream Team" at Barcelona, where he won nine trophies, including four successive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994 and the European Cup in 1992. Laudrup moved to arch-rivals Real Madrid in 1994, with whom he won his fifth La Liga title in a row.

 

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48.Juan Alberto "Pepe" Schiaffino Villano (Italian pronunciation: [skjafˈfiːno]; 28 July 1925 – 13 November 2002)[2] was an Italian-Uruguayan football player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. A highly skilful and creative playmaker, at club level, he played for CA Peñarol in Uruguay, and for A.C. Milan, and Roma in Italy. At international level, he won the 1950 FIFA World Cup with the Uruguayan national team, and also took part at the 1954 FIFA World Cup; he later also represented the Italy national football team.[1][3][4][5][6]

He was ranked as the best Uruguayan footballer of all time by an IFFHS poll, and the 17th greatest player of the twentieth century

The vintage full tub of Brylcreem hairstyle.

 

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47. Didi
Waldyr Pereira, better known as Didi (Portuguese pronunciation: [dʒiˈdʒi]; 8 October 1928 – 12 May 2001), was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder or as a forward. He played in three FIFA World Cups (1954, 1958, and 1962), winning the latter two and was awarded the Golden Ball, given to the tournament's best player, for his performance at the 1958 competition.

An elegant player, Didi is considered to be one of the greatest midfielders in the history of the sport, and was renowned for his range of passing, stamina and technique; he was nicknamed the "Ethiopian Prince" throughout his career. A dead-ball specialist, he became famous for inventing the folha seca (dry leaf) free kicks, notably used by modern-day players such as Ronaldinho and Juninho, where the ball would swerve downward unexpectedly at a point resulting in a goal.[2][3][4]

 

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46. Fritz Walter
Friedrich "Fritz" Walter (31 October 1920 – 17 June 2002) was a German footballer. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or inside forward. In his time with the German national team, he made 61 caps and scored 33 goals, and was captain of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup.

 

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45.Matthias Sindelar (German: [maˈtiːas ˈʃɪndəlaːɐ̯]; 10 February 1903 – 23 January 1939) was an Austrian footballer.
He played as a centre-forward for the celebrated Austria national team of the early 1930s known as the Wunderteam, which he captained at the 1934 World Cup. Known as "The Mozart of football" or Der Papierene ("The Paper Man")[2] for his slight build, he was renowned as one of the finest pre-war footballers, known for his fantastic dribbling ability and creativity. He was voted the best Austrian footballer of the 20th Century in a 1999 poll by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS)[3] and was named Austria's sportsman of the century a year before.[4][5]

 

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44. Gianluigi Buffon
He is widely regarded by players, pundits and managers as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time,[nb 1] and, by some, as the greatest ever.[nb 2] Buffon holds the record for the longest streak without conceding a goal in Serie A history: over 12 league matches, he went unbeaten for 974 consecutive minutes during the 2015–16 season, achieving the most consecutive clean sheets (10) during that run. Buffon also holds the record for the most clean sheets in Serie A, and with the Italy national team. He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances.

 

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43. Kenny Dalglish ''King Kenny''
He made 322 appearances for Celtic and 502 for Liverpool and earned over 100 full caps for the Scotland national team. Dalglish won the Ballon d'Or Silver Award in 1983, the PFA Players' Player of the Year in 1983, and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. In 2009, FourFourTwo named Dalglish the greatest striker in post-war British football,[3] and in 2006, he topped a Liverpool fans' poll of "100 Players Who Shook the Kop".[4] He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English Football Halls of Fame.

 

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42. Nandor Hidegkuti
He played as a forward or attacking midfielder and spent the majority of his playing career at MTK Hungária FC. During the 1950s he was also a key member of the Hungarian National Team team known as the Golden Team. Other members of the team included Ferenc Puskás, Zoltán Czibor, Sándor Kocsis and József Bozsik. In 1953, playing as a deep lying centre-forward, he scored a hat-trick for Hungary when they beat England 6–3 at Wembley Stadium. Playing from deep, Hidegkuti was able to distribute the ball to the other attackers and cause considerable confusion to defences. This was an innovation at the time and revolutionised the way the game was played.

 

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41. Gianni Rivera
Dubbed Italy's "Golden Boy" by the media, he played the majority of his club career with Italian side A.C. Milan, after beginning his career with hometown club Alessandria in 1959. After joining Milan in 1960, he enjoyed a highly successful career in domestic and European football, winning three Serie A titles and two European Cups, among several other trophies, and also serving as the team's captain for twelve seasons.
At international level, he represented Italy 60 times between 1962 and 1974, scoring 14 goals, and took part at four World Cups (1962, 1966, 1970, and 1974). Rivera is widely remembered for scoring the decisive goal in Italy's 4–3 extra-time win over West Germany in the semi-final of the 1970 World Cup, leading the team to final, only to suffer a 4–1 defeat against Brazil, however. Rivera was also a member of the first Italian side ever to win the European Football Championship in 1968, on home soil, and represented Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, helping the team to a fourth-place finish.

Rivera was an elegant, efficient, and creative offensive playmaker, with an eye for goal, who possessed excellent vision and technical ability, and who was highly regarded for his footballing intelligence, leadership, correct behaviour, and class.[6] He is widely considered to be one of the best passers and most talented offensive playmakers of all time, due to his passing accuracy and his adeptness at providing assists.[7][8][9] Regarded as one of the best players of his generation, one of the greatest Italian footballers of all time,[10] and by some as Italy's greatest player ever,[11][12][13] he was awarded the Ballon d'Or in 1969, and placed 19th in IFFHS's election for the World Player of the 20th Century.

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So handsome.

 

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I always preferred Brian Laudrup over Michael. Think it is due to following Rangers a bit during the 90s. The best player I've seen for them, even better than Gazza.

 

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Iniesta needs to be higher than that, I don't care how much football existed before my time.

Drum roll ready for the last part.

 

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Yeah, I do think that is a bit low for Iniesta

Would have liked to have seen the 50s Hungary team. Crazy to think of the decline, not qualifying for a tournament for over 30 years etc. They are now complete minnow. It's a pretty unique one. Maybe some top secret lab experiment going on during their successful period.

 

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Can feel the excitement in the air as the countdown will begin its top 40 soon.

Oh yeah, he is hyped and she is hyped. Everybody hyped.

 

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Iniesta needs to be higher than that, I don't care how much football existed before my time.

Drum roll ready for the last part.

I'd have to agree. Top 10 all time imo, and even that seems conservative.

 

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Controversy. I like it.

No doubt Best will be on the list somewhere. Our best ever player, wouldn't say he was the greatest, that would be Pat Jennings, but Best was finished as top player in his mid 20s. But I didn't live at the time. Then I see what Iniesta has done during my life,

Then I look at Gianni Rivera and it all makes sense.

 

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Just be glad I Switched list or Iniesta wouldn't have been anywhere.

 

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Rest in peace to ''the cat'' Peter Bonetti. Chelsea legend and one of those great players to have somebody a little greater around at the same time. (Gordon Banks)

 

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Season returns in 2 years and Paul Pogba will still be injured.

I'll get my coat,

 

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Rest in peace to ''the cat'' Peter Bonetti. Chelsea legend and one of those great players to have somebody a little greater around at the same time. (Gordon Banks)

Petr Cech, the most famous Czech goalkeeper, paid tribute to Mr Bonetti:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1249344100022784001

 

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Welcome back to the top 100 countdown, talk tennis dudes. I'm your host for this special event. We're heading towards the cream of the crop and there will be no more clowns like that Iniesta, Jack.

40. Jimmy Greaves.
More than 100 league goals for Chelsea and then more than 200 for Spurs.
He is England's fourth highest international goalscorer (44 goals), Tottenham Hotspur's highest ever goalscorer (266 goals), the highest goalscorer in the history of English top-flight football (357 goals), and has also scored more hat-tricks (six) for England than anyone else. He finished as the First Division's top scorer in six seasons. He is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame.