Agree Quote by Gary Lineker

The world's best when I was growing up was Pele and he would have been a great player now, too, but Messi surpasses him.

— Graeme Souness

The best player ever? Pele. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better.

— Osvaldo Ardiles

I never saw Pele, but I watched Maradona, for seven years I saw every game. He's not one of the best, he's the best.

— Fabio Cannavaro

Messi is the best player ever. And this is said by someone who has seen Maradona and Pele play.

— Adriano Galliani

Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pele was better.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Messi is the best player of all time. Better than Pele, better than Maradona and better than anyone else.

— Adriano Galliani

The best player ever? Pele.

— Alfredo Di Stefano

Pele played in an era which had so many great players and in that atmosphere he stood out above the others. He was the…

— Anonymous

Pele was the most complete player I've ever seen.

— Bobby Moore

Of all the players at the World Cup I don't think it is too much to compare Ronaldinho with the great Pele.

— Cafu

His vision was just outstanding. If you think of him in the same way as Pele then you would come close.

— Leonard Cohen

The best of all was Pele, who is a mixture of Di Stefano, Maradona, Cruyff and Leo Messi.

— Osvaldo Ardiles