Who is the greatest football player ever?

So let it be said in no uncertain terms that, following his passing, there is no greater player in the history of football than Pele
Pele
Pelé is the joint-top goalscorer for Brazil with 77 goals in 92 games. At the club level, he was Santos's all-time top goalscorer with 643 goals in 659 games. In a golden era for Santos, he led the club to the 1962 and 1963 Copa Libertadores, and to the 1962 and 1963 Intercontinental Cup.
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. Nearly half a century on from the retirement of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, still no one has come close to his achievements on a football pitch.
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Who is the No 1 footballer of all time?

Brazilian legend Pele is widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all time. No player has won more World Cups than him, and that alone should be enough to justify the Brazilian's inclusion at the top of this list. Goalscorer supreme, Pele was also the focal point of attack for club and country.
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Who is greatest player of all time?

Lionel Messi has been named the greatest footballer of all time following his World Cup win. The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner effectively completed football by leading Argentina to the 2022 World Cup.
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Who is the king of football all time?

With 1,279 goals in 1,363 games, Pele is undoubtedly the king of football.
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Who is the king of football now?

Football.
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Greatest Footballers of All Time - Messi, Ronaldo, Maradona



Who are the goat?

Greatest of All Time is a term used to describe something or someone who is considered the best in a certain category and frequently used in popular lists of superlatives. It is typically abbreviated as G.O.A.T. or GOAT.
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Who is the legend of football?

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, was the undisputed king of the beautiful game and the only player to have won three World Cups, in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
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Who is the top goal scorer ever?

There are other claims to the record; the Guinness World Records credits Pelé as the scorer of the "most career goals", with 1,279, and Brazilian striker Romário celebrated scoring what he claimed was his 1,000th goal in 2007 but later admitted his tally included friendly matches; they are reported to have scored 767 ...
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Who is closest to 1000 goals?

The five players to crack 1000 goals were Tony Lockett (1360), Gordon Coventry (1299), Jason Dunstall (1254), Doug Wade (1057) and Gary Ablett senior (1031).
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Has any player scored 1000 goals?

Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships.
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Who is the 2 highest goal scorer?

Two-time Olympic gold medallist and World Cup winner Abby Wambach of the USA is second with 184 goals, followed by her compatriot Mia Hamm in third.
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Who is the goat in NFL?

Brady's 7 rings turn the scales in his favor

Brady won six NFL championships with the New England Patriots before adding one more with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in February 2021, when he beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. "Tom Brady is the GOAT of all GOATs," he said. "[...]
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Who is the goat 🐐?

Cristiano Ronaldo Called The GOAT 🐐 After Historic Goal in Portugal's World Cup Win.
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Who is known as goat of football?

Who is the GOAT of football? Lionel Messi is often considered the GOAT of football, following his exploits with Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina.
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Who is the winningest QB of all time?

Tom Brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 251. Brady also holds the record for the most postseason wins with 35.
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Who is the number 1 quarterback of all time?

1. Dan Marino: 1984. Marino's 5,084 yards that season was 282 more yards than the second-highest total in league history at that time. His 48 touchdown throws that year was 16 more than the next-highest total in league annals.
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Who is better Brady or Rodgers?

--Brady is the alltime leader in career NFL touchdown passes with 626, well ahead of Rodgers at 451, which ranks fifth alltime. --However, Rodgers had thrown just 94 interceptions in his 18 NFL seasons while Brady has thrown more than twice as many picks -- 204 -- in his 23 seasons.
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Who invented NFL?

A respected businessman, Walter Camp eventually ended up running the company, one of the largest manufacturers in Connecticut at the time. Walter Camp is credited with altering the rules of rugby to create the game of modern North American football we are familiar with today.
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Which country invented football?

There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th century.
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Who is the fastest player to score 300 goals?

Gretzky was the fastest, scoring his 300th goal in career game No. 350. He's followed by Lemieux (368th game), Brett Hull (377), Bossy (381), Jari Kurri (441) and current Anaheim forward Teemu Selanne (464).
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Who is the fastest player to reach 500 goals?

Player achievements

The fewest NHL games required to reach the mark is 575, set by Wayne Gretzky. Second-quickest is Mario Lemieux, achieving the mark in his 605th game.
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Who scored 500 goals the fastest?

Wayne Gretzky is fastest, reaching 500 points in 234 games, and Mario Lemieux is second at 287 games. Former Oilers forward Jari Kurri is sixth at 356 games, behind Peter Stastny (322), Mike Bossy (349) and Eric Lindros (352).
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Who is the fastest player to score?

Who is the fastest player to score a goal?
  • Ismaila Sarr, Senegal, 35.29 km/h.
  • Achraf Hakimi, Morocco, 35.29km/h.
  • Antonee Robinson, United States, 35.39 km/h.
  • David Raum, Germany, 35.40 km/h.
  • Nico Williams, Spain, 35.59 km/h.
  • Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ghana, 35.69 km/h.
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