I got some stick from some when I suggested this in another thread, so I thought I'd address it here.
Maradona was NOT the greatest player ever to have lived. He was talented but his physical stature was supplemented by illegal substances, in other words, he used performance enhancing drugs. He was skilful but without the steroids giving him the strength and speed no other 5 foot midget possesses, he would never have out run the England defence in '86 to score THAT goal.
And that match also proved why the fat little turd could never be as good as Pele, with that goal he knocked in with his hand. He was a cheat. What right-minded person could ever consider a cheat as the greatest in his field? Was Ben Johnson the greatest 100-metre sprinter of all time? Was Fred Lorz the greatest marathon runner of all time? Is Charles Ingram the best ever quiz player? Were Milli Vanilli the best act ever to hit number 1? Actually, scrap the last one... The answer is NO, because they're all filthy cheats. Just like Diego.
It’s a pity such a disgraceful athlete has ever attained such a lofty position in our noble sport, to the extent where he’s held in higher esteem than Cruyff, Best, de Stefano and even Pele (by the misguided few).
South Americans, barring Argentines of course, believe Pele was better. Ask Americans who was better…most would never even heard of Diego, whereas Pele was the man that popularised the sport in North America.
Europe probably favours Diego on the whole, and I think this is largely because the white majority of Europeans can’t accept the fact a black man was better than any whitey that played the game.
Think what you like, but I’d be damned if I'm going to accept a cheating, drug abusing fatso as the greatest player the beautiful game has seen.
You're probably right about the English... It's not my mother language after all. However when you resort to questioning that rather than the points I raised, it probably shows that you don't have a leg to stand on.
