Widely regarded as the best footballer ever, Diego Maradona is a flawed genius that can single-handedly win a match on his own. At his peak, he led Napoli to their only 2 Scudetto (1987, 1990) in their entire history, and in 1986, he led Argentina to World Cup glory. In one of the games against England, he scored the most controversial goal (Hand of God) and the best goal (solo run, see below) in World Cup history.

However, his football career nearly ended in disgrace after failing the drug tests several times. The consistent drug abuse even threatened his life after that, but Maradona recovered and made a comeback in the football scene by becoming the manager of his beloved Argentina national squad.

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One of the best playmakers the world has ever seen, the tall graceful Algerian-born French master has superb ball control, dribbling skills and the ability to make defense-splitting passes to the strikers.

Zidane is one of the few players that have won everything on the highest level in football, including the league titles (Serie A and La Liga), the Champions League, the European Championship and the World Cup glory.

He is also the most expensive player ever when Real Madrid bought him for their team of Galacticos in 2001.

However, it was a sad end to his football career when he was sent off in his last game for France after headbutting Italian defender Materazzi. Italy went on to win the World Cup through penalties.

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The pony-tailed striker is one of the most adored Italian players ever. During his playing days, Baggio's excellent dribbling technique, an eye for goal and pinpoint freekicks made him a player in demand by most big Italian clubs. In his career, he played for Fiorentina, Juventus, Inter and AC Milan.

Baggio almost led Italy to World Cup glory in 1994. He scored in each of the knockout phases, and with his goals, Italy charged into the final against Brazil. However, after a goalless draw in normal time, Baggio would miss the last penalty shootout that gifted Brazil the trophy.

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Ronaldo, nicknamed O Fenomeno (The Phenomenon), is once the best striker in the world. He burst into the scene in Cruzeiro with amazing pace, excellent dribbling skills and a powerful shot with either foot. This earned him a move to Europe in 1994 and the world was just about to witness the rise of a superstar.

However his career was later bothered by a persistent knee injury, overweight problem and lack of discipline in his personal life. Nevertheless, his goal scoring ratio is incredible, having scored 293 goals in 410 appearances for clubs and international; that's one goal every 1.4 game.

Ronaldo has won the World Cup twice and was part of Real Madrid's team of Galacticos.

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Welsh Wizard Ryan Giggs is one of the best left wingers ever to grace the game. Since his debut in the Premier League in 1990 at an age of 17, he has terrorised the opponents' defense with his trickery, pace and fanastic dribbling skills. With Manchester United, his only club, Giggs has won almost everything at club level, including a record of 10 Premier League titles and 2 Champions League medals.

Playing at Manchester United for more than 20 years, Giggs has given all to his beloved club and is set to retire in another season or so. He will soon be joining the coaching staff of the Red Devils.

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In 1991, Man Utd bought a relatively unknown goalkeeper from Brondby for about 570,000 pounds. It turned out to be one of the best bargains ever.

At 1.93m and 95kg, Peter Schmeichel was a monster guarding between the goalposts. But his reflexes and agility were excellent as well, and so were his giant kicks and throws, which often turn into counterattacks for the Red Devils.

Regards as the best goalkeeper during his times, Schmeichel's proudest moments had to be the winning of the Champions League with Man Utd and the European Championship with Denmark.

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