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	Who is the world's greatest footballer?
		The list, which actually contained 125 names, was compiled to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of football's governing body.
		A flawed genius, Maradona is, without doubt, Argentina's greatest footballer and a close competitor to Pele in the all-time stakes.
		For Pele football was always a 'beautiful game.' He scored 1,283 goals in his career but always played in the right spirit.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2004/mar/25poll1.htm (798 words)

	Fifa Tickets
		The figure 100 refers to the 100th anniversary of FIFA and not the number of players listed, which is actually 125.
		At the time the FIFA 100 was selected, 50 of the players were still active, with the remaining 75 retired from the game.
		Clearly, it can't be at List of 100 Greatest Living Footballers, as it does not include any of the all-time greats, such as Jack Dyer, Peter Hudson, John Nichols, Ron Barassi, Gary Ablett, or even David Campese.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/60/fifa-tickets.html (1361 words)

	FIFA 100 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On March 4, 2004, at a gala ceremony in London, to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body of football revealed the FIFA 100.
		The most notable display of contempt for the controversial list came from one of Pelé's old team-mates, the former Brazil midfielder Gérson, who reacted to his omission from the FIFA 100 by tearing up a copy of the list on a Brazilian television programme.
		Following is the list of the "FIFA 100" greatest living footballers as nominated by Pele.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIFA_100 (404 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It was hard to countenance that Pele, or his advisers, honestly believed that Mia Hamm is or was a better footballer than Finney or Jairzinho.
		As anyone who has ever sat in a bar talking football knows, this was a recipe for disaster.
		By that time, hopefully, polls to find out who was the greatest this or the most fantastic that will have been consigned to the rubbish bins they belong in.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040424/asp/sports/story_3168201.asp (513 words)

	5 Africans on Pele's list of Fifa's 100 greatest - Message Board - ezboard.com
		The surprise inclusion on the list though is the two-time African Footballer of the Year, El Hadji Diouf from Senegal.
		The list also includes two American women footballers, Michelle Akers and Mia Hamm, who have been at the forefront of the development of the women's game in recent years.
		The list was announced at a ceremony in London on Thursday, and has been issued as part of the centenary celebrations for Fifa, which is 100 years old in May.
	p073.ezboard.com /fliberiansoccerfrm1.showMessage?topicID=981.topic (255 words)

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		Football fans and enthusiasts have been quietly voicing their displeasure at the present "state of affairs" of Trinidad and Tobago's football.
		But while Mucurapo are still among the elite of schools football, the John D golden era turned to brass as long ago as 1986 when the post-secondary, Technical Institutes were voted out of the schools league, because it was claimed, they held an unfair advantage.
		Alkins, who was also a top footballer, wrote that had they made the trip in 1923, 30 years earlier, it was quite possible that they would have been sailing “this evening” to Europe or elsewhere to oppose the world top teams.
	www.socawarriors.net /greatest_players.htm (12409 words)

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	www.lowchensaustralia.com /names/famous.htm (2159 words)

	Roger Milla
		He was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé
		He first retired from international football in 1987, and eventually moved to Réunion in the Indian Ocean for his retirement.
		In 2004, he was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé in conjunction with FIFA's centenary celebrations.
	www.123football.com /players/m/roger-milla/index.htm (533 words)

	Football \| Pele names Keane in the 100-year top 100
		The list of "most influential" players will be made public at a dinner in central London on March 4, when the players will also receive awards for their contribution to the game.
		There will be widespread interest in whether Pele has included Diego Maradona in the list, given that the two have fallen out over a number of issues and have also been at loggerheads over which of them can claim to be the world's greatest player.
		The Fifa 100 exhibition will be shown at galleries around the world from March 4, together with an exhibition on Pele, who was chosen by the governing body as the player of the century.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4852031-103,00.html (387 words)

	eyestorm: The FIFA 100 Collection
		A stunning series of portraits of the world’s greatest living footballers, including current stars such as David Beckham, Michael Owen and Thierry Henry, will be on-display in London this summer at the world premiere of a unique exhibition that brings football and art together for the first time.
		The FIFA 100 exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, which is open to the public from Wednesday 2nd June to Tuesday 31st August, is being held in celebration of the 100th anniversary of FIFA, football’s governing body.
		The list of the 125 greatest living players who feature in the exhibition was specially selected by Pelé, widely regarded as the world’s greatest ever footballer.
	www.artnet.com /event/60673/FineArtThumbnails.asp?currpage=2&cid=60673&ViewSize=large (599 words)

	The 100 Best Football Players According To Pel? \| MetaFilter
		March 4, 2004 10:23 AM "And The 100 Best Ever Football Players Are..." The great Pele, himself one of Time's 100 List, has just presented his very own list, not entirely as diplomatic and Kofi Annan-like as FIFA would perhaps have wished, as it includes, imo, some quirky and interesting choices.
		The greatest dribbler of all time and inventor of the 'banana kick' played 60 times for Brazil and was on the losing side just once, in his final game.
		This is, in fact, Pelé's list of the 100 greatest living footballers, according to FIFA's brief explanation.
	www.metafilter.com /mefi/31576 (1879 words)

	Batistuta, Gabriel :: Argentina
		Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born 1 February, 1969), nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer.
		The prolific Argentine striker played most of his club football at ACF Fiorentina in Italy, and he is the eighth top scorer of all time in the Italian Serie A league, with 184 goals in 318 matches between 1991 and 2003.
		In 2004, he was named in the FIFA 100 list of the "125 Greatest Living Footballers".
	sports.gourt.com /Soccer/Players/Argentina/Batistuta,-Gabriel.html (316 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - This top 100 takes some beating
		Even by the usual risible standards of these things, the current list of the world’s 100 greatest living footballers in FourFourTwo magazine is sidesplitting stuff.
		And judging by the first three Scots in the chart, it sees it as a realm of uncompromising toughies with great leadership skills, and the ability to come up with an occasional flash of genius when the chips are languishing in the fryer.
		Billy McNeill, seventh greatest player alive, according to the poll, bestrode the 1960s like a colossus, and is held in considerable affection still, but his qualities as a footballer usually took second place to his ability to hammer a motley (in the best sense of the word) Celtic crew into some kind of shape.
	www.thescotsman.co.uk /sport.cfm?id=1248662002 (931 words)

	Past and Present Reds Named in FIFA's Greats List \|\| Euro 2004 - Unofficial Euro 2004 News and Views
		The list was revealed and chosen by Brazilian great Pele and was released at a gala in London to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the world football organisation.
		The rules of the list state players must still be living.
		Pele was originally asked to pick a list of 100 players to celebrate the centenary, but has announced that this was to difficult and he was forced to name another 25 players on top of the 100.
	www.sportnetwork.net /main/s249/st47079.htm (587 words)

	The Scotsman - Law fails to score in list of football greats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		A SURVEY of the 100 greatest living footballers has incurred the wrath of Scottish fans by including only eight players from north of the Border and finding no room for the legendary striker Denis Law.
		The top listed Scottish player is Billy McNeill, who came in seventh, in recognition of his achievement as the first British captain to taste European Cup success when he held the trophy aloft in 1967.
		Scotland football hero Archie Gemmill also spoke of his wonder goal against Holland in the 1978 World Cup which booked his berth in the chart.
	www.thescotsman.co.uk /index.cfm?id=1243242002 (764 words)

	nofreelist.com - The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
		Year after year, Andy faces more and more adversity, victimised by ruthless prison guards and malicious inmates, but combining his mentality, courage, determination and spirit, as well as his close friendship with veteran inmate Red (Morgan Freeman), Andy's journey becomes an utterly unforgettable one.
		I can remember as far back as Grade 4 in primary school, some footballers came to visit our school, and during question time I asked (not so surprisingly) "What is your favourite film?".
		His character matures a great deal during his stay in prison; not for a second do we believe anything other than that Robbins is actually living the prison experience, he handles the role so deftly.
	nofreelist.com /review/?movieid=275 (2232 words)

	Peter Pearson - 2004
		The list, which actually contained 125 names, was compiled to mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of football's governing body.
		He was voted European Footballer of the Year thrice, having been part of the winning Dutch squad.
		He was one of football's many flawed geniuses, and arguably the greatest of them all.
	www.freewebs.com /peterpearson/football.htm (2280 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - World Soccer's Hamilton: Pele's list is an easy target - Tuesday March 9, 2004 10:49PM
		Pele's list of the 100 (actually 125) greatest living footballers, published this week as part of FIFA's centenary celebrations, is no different.
		Pele may have been the greatest ever player, but he has struggled to gain respect for his opinions since retiring as a player.
		He tends to pitch his comments to whatever nationality his audience is. So picking 100 players for a global audience was always going to be problematic; somebody was bound to be upset.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/03/09/hamilton.ws (604 words)

	Former Rapids Midfielder Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama Named to "The FIFA 100" (March 4, 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		DENVER, CO (03-04-04)- In association with its centennial celebration, FIFA, the world soccer governing body, released its list of the 100 Greatest Living Soccer Players today with former Rapids midfielder Carlos Valderrama making the list.
		He is one of five former or current MLS players to have been named to the list, joining Hong Myung Bo (Korea), Lothar Matthaus (Germany), Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) and Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria).
		FIFA, in honor of its 100 years, selected Brazilian legend Pelé to choose the 100 living soccer players that represent the best, most outstanding, creative footballers of their generation.
	www.intermark.com /rapids/rp040304.asp (448 words)

	CPFC BBS Archive - Pele's Top 100 Footballers
		Pele has announced his list of the 100 greatest living footballers.
		Seven England stars have been named by Pele in his list of the 100 greatest living footballers in the world.
		Yashin was listed among 33 best players of the season 17 times, of which 14 times he was the Number One choice.
	forums.cpfc.org /showthread/t-48222.html (1593 words)

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		This is a short list, for Corsicans are not often self publicists.
		Here is a list of them that you can download by clicking here.
		Below is the official list and then links to several, as well as details of smaller and less publicised ones.
	www.corsica-isula.com /hotlist.htm (8426 words)

	Cape Argus: The world's best - chosen by the world's greatest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The list, featuring only those players who are still alive, includes 1950s greats Alfredo di Stefano (Argentina/Spain) and Ferenc Puskas (Hungary) and one of France's great heroes Just Fontaine, whose 13 goals in the 1958 World Cup finals remains a record.
		The list also includes two American females - Michelle Akers and Mia Hamm - who have been at the forefront of the development of the women's game in recent years.
		The list is part of the centenary celebrations for FIFA.
	www.capeargus.co.za /index.php?fArticleId=366370 (762 words)

	The Daily Star: Internet Edition Sat. April 24, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Brian Lara is racing against the clock to be fit for this weekend's one-day international double header against England in front of his home crowd at Queen's Park Oval.
		Argentine football legend Diego Maradona came off the critical list Thursday as his family and supporters vowed to take action to protect him from the "bad influences" that caused his downfall.
		Fifteen rebel white players were examining a proposal from the Zimbabwe Cricket Union on Thursday aimed at ending a dispute which has seriously weakened the national side.
	www.thedailystar.net /2004/04/24/d4042404.htm (464 words)

	Sao Paulo
		Five-times World Cup winners Brazil beat old rivals France and Italy again by having more players than any other country on a FIFA list of the greatest living players.
		Pele named 15 Brazilians, including himself, in his list of the 100 greatest living footballers - more than those of any other country.
		Footballing legend's stupid list of world's best is El of an own goal as so many greats are left o...
	archive.wn.com /2004/03/05/1400/saopaulo (765 words)

	Will genetics help the likely lads - Weah, Schmeichel, Maradona & Laudrup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		George Weah was one of the greatest African footballers the game has ever seen, the former World, European and African footballer of the year graced the pitch at every level of the game.
		There’s a football dynasty in the Laudrup family that starts back with Finn Laudrup, who played for Brondy IF and the national team.
		Both Michael and Brian were named in FIFA’s 100 greatest living footballers list in 2004, chosen by Pele.
	www.squarefootball.net /article/article.asp?aid=2546 (1358 words)

	Vote for the 'Greatest American' - collectSPACE: Messages
		A list of 100 candidates were nominated by over 500,000 people.
		National Geographic's May issue discussed him with Einstein as the greatest scientests of all time for their implications on the world; it was Hubble who discovered that that patch in the sky was not a fuzzy star, but a 'galaxy', and for the first time it was realized that we were not alone nor unique.
		At least no footballers made it to the top 10, but the influence of the mass media, the poor state of history teaching (it's not PC to teach English history in depth any more) and pre-defined shortlists all had their effect.
	www.collectspace.com /ubb/Forum38/HTML/000201.html (4037 words)

	FIFA.com The Official web site of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although a little more advanced in years than the stars on the pitch, the group of experts are set to play a vital role as the tournament unfolds.
		He was then appointed head coach of the Costa Rican side that reached the Olympic Football Tournament at Athens 2004, and that same year was named the country's sports personality of the year.
		Teófilo Cubillas (Peru): The greatest Peruvian footballer of all time is still a national hero to young and old alike.
	www.fifa.com /en/print/article/0,4039,109571,00.html (1081 words)

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