Yes. Not even close to Pelé, though.Jordan
Lombardi
Diego Maradonna (really good soccer player)
Babe Ruth
Maybe not the nicest thing on earth to look at
LeBron James:haha:
Sidney Crosby
Michael Jordan
Tiger Woods?
Pelé
Jordan
Ruth
Gretzky
I can't define a clear #1 for Football, and there can only be 4.
Those are the CLEAR best in their respective games.
By ignorants.Maradona is often considered the greatest soccer player of all-time.
Senna over Schumacher?Football: Lombardi
Baseball: Ruth
Basketball: Jordan
Hockey: Gretzky
...and maybe interesting for Europeans like me :
Soccer: Pelé
Formula 1: Senna
While Senna was running, Schumacher didn't win a single title...Senna over Schumacher?
But I would agree with the rest of your list.
By ignorants.
Putting it in NFL's terms, Maradona won 1 World Cup. That's it. Okay, he won 1 scudetto and 1 Uefa Eurocup (Europe's 2nd class trophy).
Pelé won 2 Libertadores de América (South America's greatest championship), 2 Club World Championships, and 3 World Cups, the first at the age 17. He had more than 1000 goals, which only Romário was able to do after him. He is still the all time scorer with 1087 goals.
Look at his resumé:
Pelé - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He was elected player of the century by FIFA. The guy is knighted for crying out loud.
And that's only in accomplishments. As a player per se, Pelé was much better. He could play with both legs equally good, he was an excellent header, he was a very good defender. He even played goalie! While Maradona could only use his left leg.
EVERYONE that saw him says he was better than Maradona. Only Argentinians and people who didn't see him play say Maradona was better.
In reality, Maradona wasn't even better than Garrincha...
Personally, I couldn't care less for Pelé. He's a scumbag who only cares about himself, while Maradona, despite being an addicted and doing tons of **** in his life, always stayed loyal to his team and nation. But the fact still is Maradona never even came close to Pelé.
Everyone I've ever talked to and has commented on the subject (except for argentinians, again).Everyone? I stopped reading there. I personally do believe Pele was better but it is far from a overwhelming majority. Many soccer fans make a strong case for Maradona.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbALYBSFlXY"]YouTube - Escape To Victory Trailer 1981 - {Sylvester Stallone}[/ame]Sure, Pele was good, but without Stallone he'd be nothing! (I'm sure there are one or two who might get it).