larsson deserved to in the list

Pele. no doubt about it even though i was growing up watching the british premiere league
while catching up with those greats on papers, internet@youtube
maradona was up there with the the rest of the legend but his involvements with drugs is a bad example.

imo, lineker is better than shearer.
shevchenko shouldn't be on the list cuz' his international records doesn't up to the mark.
henry's record with france wasn't as good as micheal platini even though platini play as a midfield.
emilio butragueno is more skillfull than raul.
baggio? thanks....but i'll pick paolo rossi anytime even though he is a winger converted as a cf.

btw, international and club performance should be the benchmark for any striker.
err.... gerd muller wasn't on the list eh?

This post has been edited by yngwie: Apr 24 2008, 11:29 AM

Here is a wild card entry that I'm sure many won't remember. He featured for Cameroon in the 1990 World Cup at the tender age of 38! He even managed to score 4 goals in that tournament. Not only that, he returned in 1994 and became the oldest player ever to feature in the World Cup at 42! His trademark hip breaking dance celebrations at the corner flag were a sight to behold indeed.

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing ROGER MILLA!

Check out his goal scoring record at club level

Just to sidetrack, anyone ever wonder why Higuita didn't get shot upon returning to Columbia when Andreas Escobar did after scoring an own goal for the USA in the 1994 World Cup, resulting in a 1-0 loss? Seems allegations that he is associated to a drug cartel in Columbia are true then.




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OT, Escobar is rumoured to be shot dead because of a certain drug lord losing big on that particular game's bet.
Gambling is seriously affecting the beauty of football. Take Seria A for eg.

This post has been edited by b00n: Apr 24 2008, 12:53 PM

Bergkamp is the best striker!!!!!

cantona & maradona is striker meh?

he's the no.1 in my 'amazing old man' list, juz beat out Maldini.

his club career is not really something to shout abt, its incredible how he made his name in the WC.


if u mean the Calciopoli, to b fair its not abt gambling.

Where's the legendary Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole?

No offence but I wouldn't classify them as being 'legendary'. They may have played well for Man Utd but legends play well regardless of club or country. Andy Cole was woeful for England and as for Yorke, well... Trinidad aren't exactly regulars at big tournaments. I would place Alan Shearer above either of them and even then I won't say that Shearer is a legend.

exactly!
even though i am a mu fan since end of 89, i'll only rated them above average. nowhere near legendary status.
solskjaer could be more prolific if it wasn't for the career threatening injuries.

btw, roger milla is a late bloomer. he made his name during the wc90. can't forget his goal against colombia.
poor higuita andreas escobar was shot cuz' of the own goal that cost colombia a place in the next round.
if i am not mistaken, cameroon even beat the argies who still managed to get to the final in the reversal result of wc86 final.

henry, cantona is leading the polls?? lmao
they are not even fit to tie maradona/pele's boots..

just a polls dude,but both of them have great quality as a striker,respect to them

Henry and Cantona lead the poll
if Tevez and Rooney in the list i bet they will get top two

Henry and Cantona leading?thought should be Pele and Maradona head to head

I'm as surprised as some of you. Henry was awesome for Arsenal no doubt but he hasn't made the same impact at Barcelona, or even France for that matter. Greats like Pele and Maradona virtually carried their respective teams on their shoulders. Napoli was a totally different team without Maradona in the side. They both not only set the stage alight at club level but on the international stage as well. Suffice to say, both Cantona and Henry had their best spells in England but that was it.

To each his own but I think more consideration has to be given. There is life outside the Premiership.

i am not surprised by the poll outcome at all.
just like me, most of the voters growing up watching the british premier league. become obsessed by henry and the current active players.
cantona of course is like an icon for manchester united.

after watching the videos at youtube and reading from internet, i come to the conclusion that pele was the greatest. maradona could be a close second but his involvement with drugs is a negative factor.

and there are a few others from old school which worth mentioning;
gerd muller, de stefano, puskas, eusebio and fontaine.
they are all legend in their own way.

from what you said, then i will said ronaldo of brazil is a legend, the third legend after both pele and maradona ... excel both in club and international level ...

yeah... ur rite man.
fat ronaldo (b4 fat times) is true legendary striker in modern football...

he was simply awesome during his stint in psv eindhoven and barcelona.
but he was anonymous / unfit during the 98 wc final. rumour had it that he was playing cuz' of the contract fulfillment
between nike and cbf back than.
and he wasn't as consistent as pele or maradona in international games.