Was Georgie the Best? Perhaps the best pointer to where George Best sits among the footballing gods comes from the man generally reckoned to be the best. Pele himself once dubbed Best "the greatest footballer in the world". But does Best deserve to be up there with Pele and Diego Maradona? GEORGE BEST 37 caps, 9 goals for NI European Cup winner 1968 Won 2 League titles with Man Utd Man Utd debut at 17yrs, 4mths Effectively retired from top class football at 28 Still managed 11 seasons in the top flight Other clubs: Dunstable, Stockport, Cork Celtic, Fulham, Hibernian, Bournemouth, Brisbane Lions Played in NASL with LA Aztecs, Fort Lauderdale, and San Jose What do you think, should he be up there or not? He gets my vote anyway ! |