Alphabet of best players (post yours)

horsechoker

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Charlton
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Figo
Gullit
Henry
Ibrahimovic
Juninho
Keane
Laudrup
Messi (fight me)
Neville (Gary)
Ozil
Pele
Quagliarella
Ronaldo Lima
Scholes
Totti
Umtiti (really struggled with U)
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yakubu
Zidane

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
 

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Charlton
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Figo
Gullit
Henry
Ibrahimovic
Juninho
Keane
Laudrup
Messi (fight me)
Neville (Gary)
Ozil
Pele
Quagliarella
Ronaldo Lima
Scholes
Totti
Umtiti (really struggled with U)
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yakubu
Zidane

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Arnautovic
Balaban
Chadwick
Dia
Ethrington
Fer
Gervinho
Holebas
Izzett
Jagielka
King, Andy
Lua Lua
Machedaaaaaaaaa!
Negredo
Oscar
Powell
Quagliarella
Ranger
Soldado
Taibbi
Unsworth
Van Wolfwinkel
Walters
Xhaka
Young
Zaha
 

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tentatively suggested possible amendments to OP

Albertini or Albert ?

Jimmy Johnstone or Phil Jones

Neeskens

Lev Yashin

and when we can't find Ozil, what about John O'Shea?
 

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Azpilicueta
Bonetti
Cooke
Drogba
Essien
Ferreira
Gullit
Hazard
Ivanovic
Johnson
Kalou
Lampard
Makalele
Niedzwiecki
Osgood
Petrescu
Quaresma
Robben
Sinclair
Terry
Uwakwe
Vialli
Wise
le SauX
Yossi
Zola

Had to cheat for X & Y. U is a current youth team player.
 

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added possibly better suggestions in brackets

Andrade (Albert is a good choice as well, probably better)
Best (Beckenbauer)
Charlton (Cruyff)
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Facchetti (Figo, Figueroa)
Garrincha
Hierro (Henry)
Iniesta (Ibra)
Jairzinho
Kopa (Kocsis)
Laudrup
Maradona (Messi)
Nesta (Neeskens, Nedved)
Ocwirk
Pele
Quincoces
Ronaldo
Stoichkov
Thuram
Urbanczyk
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yashin
Zico (Zidane)
 
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duffer

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I actually didn't even have to cheat to get my A to Z of Chelsea. I'll be annoyed if there was a legitimate U, X or Y who I forgot.

I'm sure there's a better "S" than Frank Sinclair as well!
 

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Interesting enough, what letter has the most great players?
Maradona, Messi, Matthäus, Moore, Maldini, Matthews...
Pele, Puskas, Platini...
Ronaldo, C. Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivelino, Romario, Rijkaard, Rummenigge...
Seeler, L. Suarez, L. Suarez №2, Sivori, Stoichkov, D. Santos, N. Santos, Seedorf, Scholes...
 

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I actually didn't even have to cheat to get my A to Z of Chelsea. I'll be annoyed if there was a legitimate U, X or Y who I forgot.

I'm sure there's a better "S" than Frank Sinclair as well!
Shevchenko?

Actually, no, you have it right.
 

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added possibly better suggestions in brackets

Andrade (Albert is a good choice as well, probably better)
Best (Beckenbauer)
Charlton (Cruyff)
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Facchetti (Figo, Figueroa)
Garrincha
Hierro (Henry)
Iniesta (Ibra)
Jairzinho
Keizer (Kocsis)
Laudrup
Maradona (Messi)
Nesta (Neeskens)
Ocwirk
Pele
Quincoces
Ronaldo
Stoichkov
Thuram
Urbanczyk
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yashin
Zico (Zidane)
Maybe Kopa ? Don't think Keizer should be in the list.
 

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Davids
Eusabio
Figo
Giggs
Henry
Ibrahimovic
Jesus
Lucas
Messi
Neymar
Overmars
Pele
Quaresma
Ronaldo
Scholes
Totti
Umtiti
Vidic
Weah
Xavier
Yashin
Zidane
 

duffer

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Interesting enough, what letter has the most great players?
Maradona, Messi, Matthäus, Moore, Maldini, Matthews...
Pele, Puskas, Platini...
Ronaldo, C. Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivelino, Romario, Rijkaard, Rummenigge...
Seeler, L. Suarez, L. Suarez №2, Sivori, Stoichkov, D. Santos, N. Santos, Seedorf, Scholes...
I tihnk the "M"s would have it.

Maier
Maicon Moore Maldini Marcelo
Matthews Makalele Matthaus Maradona
Muller Messi

Couple of dodgy ones in there but whatever!
 

harms

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Maybe Kopa ? Don't think Keizer should be in the list.
Yeah, good suggestion. Did it without any lists, so obviously forgot lots, it's harder than it seems
 

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Cruyff
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Figueroa
Garrincha
Hidegkuti
Iniesta
Jairzinho
Kubala
Laudrup
Messi
Neeskens
Orsi
Pelé
Quincoces
Ronaldo
Schiaffiano
Thuram
Urruticoechea
Van Basten
Walter
Xavi
Yashin
Zico
 

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Beckham
Charlton
De Gea
Evra
Ferdinand
Giggs
Herrera
Irwin
Ji-Sung
Keane
Law
Martial
Neville
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Pogba
Quixall
Rooney
Scholes
Tevez
Ure
Vidic
Whelan
Xis Sanchez
Young
Zlatan

Amancio
Beckenbaur
Cruyff
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Figo
Garrincha
Hagi (Gheorghe)
Iniesta
Jairzinho
Kopa (Raymond)
Law (Denis)
Messi
Nordahl (Gunnar)
Overmars
Pele
Quincoces
Ronaldo (Brazil)
Sanchez (Hugo)
Totti
Urruticoechea
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yashin
Zidane
 

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Neuer
Okocha
Pires
Quaresma
Ribery
Schweinsteiger
Thiago
Umtiti
Vieira
Weah
Xavi
Yilmaz
Zizou

Y and Q are really hard
 

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Kubala
Laudrup
Messi
Neeskens
Orsi
Pelé
Quincoces
Ronaldo
Schiaffiano
Thuram
Urruticoechea
Van Basten
Walter
Xavi
Yashin
Zico
That's a great one. Really like the Hidegkuti choice and can't believe I didn't think of Walter myself :( . Kubala is probably the correct one even ahead of Kopa.
 

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Cool idea. Not the best here, just some personal favourites among the players I've seen. Difficult decisions for some letters.

Abidal
Berbatov
Chivu
Drogba
Eto'o
Ferdinand
Giuly
Henry
Iniesta
Juan
Kroos
Lahm
Makaay
Nesta
Okocha
Pires
PiQue
Robben
Stam
Thuram
NeUer
Van Hooijdonk
Weiser
Xavi
Yeboah
Zidane

Couldn't think of anyone with Q or U, so I cheated.
 

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Garrincha
Henry
Iniesta
Junior
Krol
Lahm
Maradona/Messi
Neeskens
Ocwirk
Passarella
Quinconces
Ronaldo
Socrates
Thuram
Uwe Seeler
Varela, Obdulio
W
Xavi
Yashin
Zico


Couldn't think of a W sadly
 
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Nani
O’Shea
Pogba
Qantona
Ronaldo
Scholes
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Paisley
Q
Rush
Suarez
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Xabi
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Di Stefano
Eusebio
Ferdinand
Garrincha
Henry
Iniesta
Juninho
Keane
Laudrup
Messi
Nesta
Ocwirk
Pele
Quaresma
Ronaldo
Seedorf
Thuram
Umtiti
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yashin
Zidane

Some of these won't be the best players but they were usually the ones that came to mind first, when trying to think of a great.
 

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Albert
Beckenbauer
Cruyff
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Falcao
Garrincha
Henry/Hidegkuti
Iniesta
Jairzinho
Kubala/Kocsis/Kopa ~
Law
Maradona
Neeskens
Ocwirk/Overath/Onopko ~
Pelé
Quincoces
Ronaldo
Sammer/Sastre/Spencer/Santamaria/Schmeichel/Schiaffino/Seeler/Scirea/Shearer/Shesternov/Shevchenko/Sindelar/Szepan (I guess it's Schmeichel, but it's the hardest one of the letters to pick from)
Thuram/Toninho Cerezo
Urruticoechea (terrible pool to pick from)
Van Basten/Vava/Vogts
Walter
Xavi
Yashin
Zico/Zizinho
 

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Xavi
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Charlton
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Falcao
Gullit
Henry
Iniesta
Juninho
Keane
Law
Messi
Nedved
Owen
Pele
Quaresma :lol:
Ronaldo
Suarez
Torres
Umtiti :lol:
Van Nistelrooy
Weah
Xavi
Yashin
Zidane
 

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Still no Cantona, just feck off :lol:
Cantona was special but Charlton is a World Cup Winner, Champions League winner, leading top goal scorer for United and England until a few years ago, second most appearances for United, survivor of the Munich air disaster and a major part of the rebuilding of Manchester United.

He should change his name to Qantona
 

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Baggio
Cantona
Drogba
Eto
Ferdinand
Giggs
Hughes
Ibrahamovuc
Junior
Keane
Lingard
Martial
Neymar
Ozil
Pirlo
Quagliarella
Ronaldo
Stam
Totti
Unsworth
Vidal
West
Xavi
Yorke
Zola
 

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Cantona (Most neutral would choose Cruyff but Cantona is my all time favourite)
Di Stefano
Eusebio
Figo
Henry
Iniesta (or Ibra)
Jesus
Keane
Lahm
Maradona (Messi is equally as good but I just prefer Maradona)
Neymar
Owen
Pogba (I like Pirlo too but Pogba is my current favourite)
Quaresma (the only player I know...)
Ronaldo
Schmeichel
Thuram
Unsworth (again the only one I know...)
Van Basten
Weah
Xavi
Yashin
Zidane