Yet another greatest 100 players list - much hilarity ensues

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    Yet another list of the 100 best players in the history of the world has been developed - this time by the "The Association of Football Statisticians'" (AFS), who will publish the list in book form in time for Christmas. No, I haven't heard of them either.

    Anyway, according to a spokesman, this is a "comprehensive list of who really were, statistically, the best players of all time." You can read more about the methods used to develop the list, here:

    <a href="http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...ngland&cc=3436" target="_blank">http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns...ngland&cc=3436</a>

    And here follows the list itself. Try to keep from sniggering as you take it in:

    1.Pele (Brazil)
    2.Ronaldo (Brazil)
    3.Romario (Brazil)
    4.Luis Figo (Portugal)
    5.Zinedine Zidane (France)
    6.Diego Maradona (Argentina)
    7.Lothar Matthaus (Germany)
    8.Gerd Muller (Germany)
    9.Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
    10.Cafu (Brazil)
    11.Roberto Carlos (Brazil)
    12.Marco van Basten (Holland)
    13.Michel Platini (France)
    14.Rivaldo (Brazil)
    15.Paolo Maldini (Italy)
    16.Zico (Brazil)
    17.Raul (Spain)
    18.Ruud Gullit (Holland)
    19.Eusebio (Portugal)
    20.Ferenc Puskas (Hungary)
    21.Johan Cruyff (Holland)
    22.Alfredo di Stefano(Argentina)
    23.Bobby Charlton (England)
    24.Jurgen Klinsmann (Ger)
    25.Kenny Dalglish (Scotland)
    26.Ali Daei (Iran)
    27.Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Ger)
    28.Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina)
    29.Michael Laudrup (Denmark)
    30.Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria)
    31.Dennis Bergkamp (Holland)
    32.Frank Rijkaard (Holland)
    33.Thierry Henry (France)
    34.Pavel Nedved (Czech Rep)
    35.Gheorghe Hagi (Romania)
    36.Peter Schmeichel(Denmark)
    37.Andrei Shevchenko (Ukraine)
    38.Sepp Maier (Germany)
    39.Didier Deschamps (France)
    40.Lilian Thuram (France)
    41.Enzo Francescoli (Uruguay)
    42.Hakan Sukur (Turkey)
    43.Paolo Rossi (Italy)
    44.David Beckham (England)
    45.Jean-Pierre Papin (France)
    46.Kevin Keegan (England)
    47.Marcel Desailly (France)
    48.Oliver Kahn (Germany)
    49.Alessandro Costacurta (Ita)
    50.Clarence Seedorf (Holland)
    51.Dino Zoff (Italy)
    52.Patrick Kluivert (Holland)
    53.Jari Litmanen (Finland)
    54.Daniel Passarella (Arg)
    55.Bixente Lizarazu (France)
    56.Gary Lineker (England)
    57.Ronaldhino (Brazil)
    58.Sylvain Wiltord (France)
    59.Bebeto (Brazil)
    60.Alessandro Del Piero (Italy)
    61.Davor Suker (Croatia)
    62.Ryan Giggs (Wales)
    63.David Trezeguet (France)
    64.Demetrio Albertini (Italy)
    65.Patrick Vieira (France)
    66.Jurgen Kohler (Germany)
    67.Laurent Blanc (France)
    68.Michael Owen (England)
    69.Youri Djorkaeff (France)
    70.Frank De Boer (Holland)
    71.Emilio Butragueno (Spain)
    72.Hugo Sanchez (Mexico)
    73.Rudi Voller (Germany)
    74.Djalma Santos (Brazil)
    75.Giacinto Facchetti (Italy)
    76.Kanu (Nigeria)
    77.Franco Baresi (Italy)
    78.Gianni Rivera (Italy)
    79.Roberto Baggio (Italy)
    80.Oscar Ruggeri (Argentina)
    81.Gheorghe Popescu(Romania)
    82.Jon D. Tomasson (Denmark)
    83.Raymond Kopa (France)
    84.Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)
    85.Rui Costa (Portugal)
    86.Gary Neville (England)
    87.Edgar Davids (Holland)
    88.Claudio Taffarel (Brazil)
    89.Paul Scholes (England)
    90.Diego Simeone (Argentina)
    91.Bryan Robson (England)
    92.Roy Keane (Rep of Ireland)
    93.Brian Laudrup (Denmark)
    94.Henrik Larsson (Sweden)
    95.Fabien Barthez (France)
    96.Michael Ballack (Germany)
    97.Jan Koller (Czech Republic)
    98.Edwin van der Sar (Holland)
    99.Robert Pires (France)
    100.Johan Neeskens (Holland)</p>
     
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    It depends which statistics they are using to how accurate they are. I'm sure according to their stats and formula that is right, but I don't like 'best player' lists, since you cannot compare a Goalie with a Midfielder. Just doesn't work.</p>
     
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    I think Maradona is second best after Pele.</p>
     
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    <font face="Arial" size="2">rivaldo 14thone of thebest midfielders of brazil</font></p>
     
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    <font style="background-color: #f4f4f4">How is figo better than Zidane?...lol, figo should have been below him. Gabriel Batituta better than Bergkamp and roberto baggio, WHAT!!!!!?</font></p>

    <font style="background-color: #f4f4f4">They really need to give me some of the stuff their smoking.....</font></p>
     
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    <font face="Arial" size="2">some of it is okay then they seem to have...</font></p>
     
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    <font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">95.Fabien Barthez (France) HAHAHAHAHAHA.
    86.Gary Neville (England) - Getting silly now.
    31.Dennis Bergkamp (Holland) - Should be higher.
    </font></p>

    <font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS">Also no Best (Probably because he retired at 26ish.)</font></p>

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