adioolayi:
[s]Rating Pele ahead of Messi is just to respect his old age of 80years. Nothing more....It's a beg to pity..To me, Messi is Just Messi...others follow[/s]

paulolee:
nice list but dts what they think.....I think messi is supposed to be ontop of that list because to me he is ahead of pele..
his only fault was not winning a trophy with his country but even if he did, they would still find another way to criticize him and pls dt doesn't take anything away from our GOAT because no player came close to the agentine alien when he was at his peak days in europe not even Pele or cr7 because bk then, the media ran out of words to define him going by the countless magical nights he gave us each matchdays winning soo many big and hard matches on his own..
he made playing football look easy, made dribbling look like he is in his garden with his kids n made scoring goals looks unreal like PS game and also the awards and numbers he did shattered the records book and NO player in this generation can reach his mark in Spain or in Europe....YES I SAID SO...

bencr7:
Am a ronaldo fan but messi is d best for me, becuz is not easy to be a good goal scorer, very good supporting striker and also a good mid-fielder that is d man called messi.
But for me my top 5 list is:
1)messi
2)C ronaldo
3)pele
4)maradona
5)Ronaldo de Lima or zidane

Yomit71:
[s]1 CR7
2 Ronaldinho
3 Pele
4 Messi
5 Ronaldo de lima[/s]

bastien:
The fact that Henry isn't in that list makes it uncomplete.


Messi
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Pele
Henry

IgweBUIKE1:
[s]i have seen pele documentary but messi is a better player... ronaldo will not even be on my list if ronaldinho isnt there... guy is a good baller not a goal poacher or someone that needs to score to be in the news[/s]

AgainstIslam:
Very good list.

Although if you are looking for the most complete, entertaining footballer at his prime, then look no further than Ronaldinho Gaucho. He was simply unplayable at his prime. Not even Messi or CR7 come close.

Unfortunately, he faded out quickly and his magic was lost forever. Painful.

Obierika:


I'm ready to supply a carton of Sniper to them for free

Tajbol4splend:






Ronaldinho starred for just 5 years, those guys starred for decade(s)

paulolee:

we de wait for them...they don't kno dt football is not all about jus goals...it can be argued dt cr7 is a goodbgoal scorer but scoring goals CNT make him the best player ever because they is an Argentine alien dt can score goals and makes watching football looks more interesting and easier than cr7...

jagorinho:


[s]Exactly my sentiment!!! no living being comes close to Messi in football, The day messi retires, world soccer would be thrown into mourning and this list would be revised by The BBC, this is just a subtle attempt to massage the ego of Pele @ 80.

For those asking about world cup trophy, it is a pity sentiments trumps reasoning sometimes, Kipembe and Giroud are world cup winners, they do not have the right to tie Messi's right boot, many average players have won world cup in the past, so trying to underplay the magnificent career of messi because of a 7 match international tournament is atrocious...... Messi is once in a lifetime player, It is a big pleasure to witness the start of his career right to his dwindling days[/s].

Euegene100001:
Those few years were extra entertaining he still deserves to be top 4

Judolisco:
I didn't watch Pele play... But I know about Messi, the best player I've ever seen kick d ball

iLegendd post=95398009[s:
]From the winnings, only Zidane won everything.

In summary, he should've been the greatest of all time.[/s]

Yeyenairaland:
I feel that PELE dude is overrated

OMOJOHN001:
You can SAVE a soul today, by checking up on any penaldo fans right now, they are in sifia pain and wailing mood.

Watch how they will tell you, playing in three different league is enough to make someone the greatest. TUEEEH.

MESSI IS THE GOAT, THE GOAT IS MESSI. MAY GOD HAVE MESSI ON THE GOAT FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN.

Afam4eva:
Pele just told me what i've always known. Messi is the greatest footballer ever. Of course due to bias, he placed himself as number one.

jagorinho:


[s]A fool is his own informer.
Yiddish Proverb[/s]

dazzlingd:



Rubbish


Wetin pele play wey ronaldo and messi no play better.

Just like to hype ancient times....

Rubbish!

The GOAT battle is between ronaldo and messi..

And Ronaldo should top a reasonable list...he has conquered home and abroad.

From national team to England, to Spain and to italy...the consistent wicked record breaker and record creator.


Breaker of records, first of his name, Lord Ronaldo

dazzlingd:



Rubbish


Wetin pele play wey ronaldo and messi no play better.

Just like to hype ancient times....

Rubbish!

The GOAT battle is between ronaldo and messi..

And Ronaldo should top a reasonable list...he has conquered home and abroad.

From national team to England, to Spain and to italy...the consistent wicked record breaker and record creator.


Breaker of records, first of his name, Lord Ronaldo

lekki1444:
PELE WON 3 WORLD CUPS ALL BY HIMSELF IN A TIME WHEN THE FOOTBALL WAS THE WEIGHT OF A STONE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwmrwHwxiKc

dazzlingd:


When football had no pattern, had no rules, I'm not sure if their was offside that time sef.

I just wasted my data watching that video and nothing spectacular that we haven't seen in modern football.

It is just like saying ancient Greece as the best military in the world and be ranking them with US and Russia military, they were good in their ancient ways but definitely will be obliterated even by Ghanaian army talking of modern warfare..

Pele shouldn't be ranked with modern soccer