The debate is never-ending just like the one that rages about the "ghost goal" that sealed England’s victory over West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley.
Though there have been players such as Johan Cryuff, Eusebio, Fraz Beckenbauer, George Best and Alfredo de Stefano, who can raise a claim to the honour and are much-respected and idolised, the debate has always been reduced to Pele vs. Maradona.
In the year 2000, the two legends squared off in the FIFA Player of the Century, a one-time award created by football’s global body to decide the greatest footballer humankind has ever seen. Pele and Maradona were adjudged joint winners of the poll.
Initially, the award was to be conducted on the internet, but the rules were later changed to include expert voting through readers of FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury votes, as it was felt that Pele, who was...
Though there have been players such as Johan Cryuff, Eusebio, Fraz Beckenbauer, George Best and Alfredo de Stefano, who can raise a claim to the honour and are much-respected and idolised, the debate has always been reduced to Pele vs. Maradona.
In the year 2000, the two legends squared off in the FIFA Player of the Century, a one-time award created by football’s global body to decide the greatest footballer humankind has ever seen. Pele and Maradona were adjudged joint winners of the poll.
Initially, the award was to be conducted on the internet, but the rules were later changed to include expert voting through readers of FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury votes, as it was felt that Pele, who was...
- 12/29/2022
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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