Soccer Legends: Pelé, Maradona & Zidane

 Pelé, Zidane, Maradona

Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)- Brazil
He is regarded by many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans in general as the best player of all time.

FIFA World Cup Winner: 1958, 1962, 1970

FIFA Player of the Century: 2000

Diego Armando Maradona- Argentina

Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans consider Maradona to be the greatest football player of all time. He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé.

FIFA World Cup Winner: 1986

FIFA Player of the Century: 2000

Zinedine Zidane- France

Zidane was named best European footballer of the past 50 years by UEFA and has been described by many commentators as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.

FIFA World Cup Winner: 1998

FIFA World Player of the Year: 1998, 2000, 2003

Info: The FIFA World Player of the Year Award began in 1991. In 2010, the FIFA World Player of the Year and France Football's Ballon d'Or award were merged and the world's best male player has since been awarded the FIFA Ballon d'Or each year.