But, in keeping with the diplomatic role he has adopted as an international ambassador for football, Pele stopped short of ranking his top 100 by ability - preferring instead to publish the list ...

Long before the debate became 'Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?' the question of which player is the greatest of all time was dominated by Pele and Diego Maradona.

Pele feels Steven Gerrard has been the world's best player over the past five years ... "He is a midfielder, he plays very good. People didn't mention Gerrard, now they mention Ronaldinho ...