#2 Diego Maradona
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Diego Armando Maradona will always be considered one of the greatest footballers the game has ever been lucky to see grace its bright green pitches.
There is almost something mythical about the man – lookin at his club record, he didn't actually win as many titles as many of the other greats. Eight titles between both stints at Barcelona (where he won three crowns – Copa del Rey, Copa de La Liga and Supercopa de Espana) and Napoli is not as big a haul as one might expect from such a giant of the game, but Maradona was always so much more than trophies.
He was a player whose dynamic dribbles, individual golazos and mind-bending skill always seemed so much more important than silverware. At Barcelona, he played some amazing football, something epitomised by the amazing goal he netted in the El Clasico against Real Madrid when he received a standing ovation from the rival fans – becoming the first Barca player to be bestowed such an honour.
But it was on the international plateau where he really shone - winning the 1986 World Cup, essentially dragging his team to victory singe-handedly by scoring two amazing goals against England en route to the big showdown versus West Germany.
An icon, a tornado of brilliance, Maradona was football at its purest and most bizarre.
