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Best ever player (who hasn’t won Ballon Dor)

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  1. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    I’ve left Maradona out for a reason as he’d win it no doubt.

    Despite European journalists witnessing Maradona’s magic, El Diego was ineligible as the award was given exclusively to players of European origin. And so Michel Platini, Igor Belanov, Marco van Basten, and Ruud Gullit won the trophy in the years that Maradona was easily the best player in the world.
     
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  2. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Possibly the hardest question ever :56:

    Four of my favourite ever players in there!
     
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  3. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    I considered multiple votes but thought it would get out of control
     
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  4. Marty McFly Whoa, this is heavy

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    Opted for Maldini.
     
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  5. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    Same
     
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  6. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Tough one. Went for Maldini, but it was hard to pick between him, Buffon, Xavi and Iniesta.
     
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  7. Clint Eastwood The Good Bad and Ugly of TC

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    Xavi for me, absolute genius of a player, would have been best player in the world in a different generation, sadly he's always had to play second fiddle to Messi always. After that Iniesta, Henry and Maldini.
     
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  8. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    Is there any player I left of the list that should be there ?
     
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  9. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    Efe Ambrose. :fear:
     
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  10. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    Loads of Brazilians.
     
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  11. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Bergkamp and Baresi perhaps.
     
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  12. WolfOfParkhead

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    Maldini for me
     
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  13. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    Yep. Both fantastic and Baresi was better than Maldini.
     
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  14. Gabriel Beidh an lá linn Gold Member

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    It’s for players that haven’t won it
     
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  15. Callum McGregor The Captain Gold Member

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    From the list, I voted for Rijkaard. Best ever DM.

    Xavi, Iniesta, Maldini and Henry would also be equally deserving of a ballon d'or.
     
    Callum McGregor, Dec 13, 2017
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    Hard to decide but I went for Xavi.
     
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  17. Henrik 07 Gold Member Gold Member

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    My mistake sorry about that.
     
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  18. Idioteque I’ll laugh until my head comes off

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    Added Franco
     
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    Xavi and Maldini
     
    Keano88, Dec 13, 2017
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  20. PaulM1888 Moderator Moderator Gold Member

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    Andres Iniesta.

    The guy that has been dealt the worst hand during the period of Messi/Ronaldo dominance.

    What a footballer.
     
    PaulM1888, Dec 13, 2017
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