"If you would use the word perfect, Pele almost is there. He was the greatest soccer player in the history of this game," says former West German star Franz Beckenbauer on ESPN Classic's ...

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Is it possible to ever settle the debate about the greatest soccer player of all time ... as he draws parallels with Lionel Messi and Pele by snubbing typical contender Cristiano Ronaldo.