TWO SOUTH American football loving nations, Brazil and Argentina, have produced numerous world class footballers over the years. However, football is one of the most popular games in all European countries as well as other continents too.
Amongst hundreds of great footballers from across the globe, Pele, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are perhaps the best ever football players we have seen.
Football player of the century, Pele, played his first international match at the age of 16 years and 9 months against Argentina and scored his first international goal. Pele played four FIFA World Cup football from 1958 to 1970. In the final of the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden, he scored two goals.
In World Cups he began to wear jersey no 10. After Pele, jersey no 10 became the most popular number in every sports event. Great players in all the sports wear jersey no. 10.
Pele also played club football for Santos and New York Cosmos for around 20 years. In his career the King Pele scored 1281 goals in 1363 games.
Diego Maradona, who is also considered as one of the greatest football players of all time, appeared in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 tournament. In 1986 FIFA World Cup football, he captained Argentina and won the tournament after victory over east Germany in the final.
In the same World Cup, his goal against England from 66 yard was voted "The Goal of the Century". In the 1986 football World Cup, Maradona won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player.
Maradona played club football for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He played 16 times as captain of the Argentinian national team, which is still a World Cup-record.
In the current scenario Lionel Messi is the world's best contemporary player, has won twice FIFPro World Player of the Year in 2009, 2010 and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2009. Messi also represented Argentina national team in 2008 Olympics games, in which Argentina won the gold.
In 2004 Lionel Messi played for Barcelona and became the third-youngest player ever to play for Barcelona. From the last two seasons he has scored maximum number of goals for his club Barcelona. Lionel Messi will appear for Barcelona against Manchester United in final of Champions League 2010-11 on Saturday, May 28 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Diego Maradona has declared Lionel Messi his successor. Due to his ability and playing style many have drawn comparisons of Messi to football legend Maradona.
However, there is are no comparison amongst these three superstars, but these three footballers have dominated world football in the last six decades.
Amongst hundreds of great footballers from across the globe, Pele, Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi are perhaps the best ever football players we have seen.
Football player of the century, Pele, played his first international match at the age of 16 years and 9 months against Argentina and scored his first international goal. Pele played four FIFA World Cup football from 1958 to 1970. In the final of the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden, he scored two goals.
In World Cups he began to wear jersey no 10. After Pele, jersey no 10 became the most popular number in every sports event. Great players in all the sports wear jersey no. 10.
Pele also played club football for Santos and New York Cosmos for around 20 years. In his career the King Pele scored 1281 goals in 1363 games.
Diego Maradona, who is also considered as one of the greatest football players of all time, appeared in four FIFA World Cup tournaments, including the 1986 tournament. In 1986 FIFA World Cup football, he captained Argentina and won the tournament after victory over east Germany in the final.
In the same World Cup, his goal against England from 66 yard was voted "The Goal of the Century". In the 1986 football World Cup, Maradona won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player.
Maradona played club football for Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla and Newell's Old Boys. He played 16 times as captain of the Argentinian national team, which is still a World Cup-record.
In the current scenario Lionel Messi is the world's best contemporary player, has won twice FIFPro World Player of the Year in 2009, 2010 and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2009. Messi also represented Argentina national team in 2008 Olympics games, in which Argentina won the gold.
In 2004 Lionel Messi played for Barcelona and became the third-youngest player ever to play for Barcelona. From the last two seasons he has scored maximum number of goals for his club Barcelona. Lionel Messi will appear for Barcelona against Manchester United in final of Champions League 2010-11 on Saturday, May 28 at Wembley Stadium in London.
Diego Maradona has declared Lionel Messi his successor. Due to his ability and playing style many have drawn comparisons of Messi to football legend Maradona.
However, there is are no comparison amongst these three superstars, but these three footballers have dominated world football in the last six decades.
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