From: PartOfYourWorld | #004
Pele - the "greatest player in the world's most popular sport" guy
Maradona > Pele imo
I hate the little drugged-up c*** but he pretty much won the World Cup in 1986 single-handedly (literally). Pele was a phenomenal player in a phenomenal team. Maradona is also proven in Europe, whereas Pele spent the majority of his dometic career in Brazil - not a bad league by any stretch of the imagination, but still not up to the standard of European leagues. Napoli have only ever won the Italian league twice, and that was driven to a large degree by Maradona.
Any three of Maradona (or Pele I guess, it's still arguable)/Laver/Bradman/Gretsky/Ali is a good bet. Hold a gun to my head and I'd probably say Bradman/Gretsky/Ali.
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