10 Sportspeople Considered The Greatest Ever

2. Football: Pelé

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Pelé or Mardona. Maradona or Pelé.

Pelé? No, Maradona.

Actually it's Pelé. But maybe it's Maradona.

Fewer world cups? But he succeeded in Europe.

Yeh, but...look, stop all this: it's Pelé.

An Alternative Choice: Diego Maradona

FILE - This is a June 29, 1986 file photo of Diego Maradona of Argentina celebrates with the cup at the end of the World Cup soccer final in the Atzeca Stadium, in Mexico City, Mexico. Argentina defeated West Germany 3-2 to take the trophy. With one week
CARLO FUMAGALLI/AP

Or maybe it's Maradona.

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