With the World Cup coming up and given that most Americans don’t really know the game’s history that well, I figured I’d do my part to help out.
AskMen.com has a nice article running down their picks for the 20 best soccer players of all time. Give it a read. It’s a nice primer on not just the great players, but also some of the great teams of all time and some past World Cup champions.
Along with that, how about revisiting that great video of some great soccer goals?
And, thanks to the awesome site that is YouTube.com, some cool vids of some of those great players.
George Best didn’t make that list of top 20 players, but any Brit would claim that he was robbed. This video makes a great argument on their behalf.
Of course, you know Pele, but his prime was long ago. I had actually seen very few clips of his game action, so this video really opened my eyes. Incredible. Seriously, don’t skip that one.
And speaking of flashy South Americans, you can’t forget Maradona. Unfortunately, no clips are quite as well done as the Pele one, but I’ll make it up with two good ones. The first is just an amazing clip of him juggling a ball while warming up for a game. Check the stuff he does while seemingly not even trying. And now some clips of him actually playing, including one the most famous goals of all time, his 2/3 field run against England in the ’86 World Cup.
How about a modern player who will likely crack the top-20 list when he’s done? Brazil’s Ronaldinho is not a handsome man, but damn can he do some things with the ball. The flat-footed goal is just sick. This Nike commercial is pretty cool too.
Enjoy.
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