Pelé was defined in the last couple of decades by what he wasn’t — namely, Diego Maradona ... who followed him. Johan Cruyff’s turn? Pelé did it before him. Maradona’s rabona?

I’m a little worried about a lack of tacklers but I figure with Xavi and Zinedine Zidane, we’ll have the ball a lot and I’m backing Diego Maradona and Johan Cruyff to hold on to it.

In the Johan Cruyff arena ... Leading into the game, Ajax produced a classy image for social media of Cruyff and Diego Maradona, the greatest players to don either shirt, presumably sitting ...

Pele, Johan Cruyff and Diego Maradona were all players that Keegan encountered in some capacity throughout his time as a revered footballer - but, in his autobiography, the former centre forward ...

"With all due respect to Diego Maradona, Pele, and Johan Cruyff, and to all the other game legends, what Messi has achieved makes him the greatest player ever," declared Kluivert in a recent ...

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, Johan Cruyff and Zinedine Zidane are some of the most celebrated footballers in the history of the sport. They have bagged ...

Argentine star Lionel Messi was named the best player in history by the IFFHS, while Cristiano Ronaldo was ranked outside the ...

Of course, Diego Maradona belongs in that conversation ... From what little I saw of them, Alfredo Di Stéfano, [Johan] Cruyff…and Messi, but it can be Cristiano too." Di Stefano might not ...

Imagine Diego Maradona Jnr at Dunfermline, or Johan Cruyff turning out for Dumbarton. While these transfers may seem like the stuff of fantasy, they were, at various times, genuine possibilities.