The true greats of football

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Originally Posted by kettering_baggie

Those who cheat at sport are not worthy of respect, no matter who they are or what skill they possess. With so much skill, why the need to cheat at all?

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The product of a brutal and poor upbringing and also a national mentality that “by any means needed”, some countries live by a different set of rules to us.

He could have grown up in an igloo in the Arctic for all I care, no excuse for cheating. Idolising him just encourages other to copy his behaviour.

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Originally Posted by westcountryvillain

No mention of Zidane?

Best is right up there for me too, superb on the ball in the days of clogger defenders and awful pitches. Maradona too for his impact on club and country, I also think Rooney is too often excluded from these debates, his performances over many years were immense.

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Zidane, Platini, etc. are the next level. The five I mention are IMO on a different level skill wise, this is just my opinion, everyone has a different opinion, Mick's views are equally valid.