FIFA Player of the Century
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FIFA Player of the Century was a one-off award created by FIFA to decide the greatest football player of the 20th century, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000. Di
Pelé was the overall winner (FIFA Magazine and Grand Jury vote).
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George Best
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George Best was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a right winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest
FIFA Player of the Century
…Platini France 0.58% 16 Bobby Charlton England 0.39% 17 Ferenc Puskás Hungary 0.37% 18 Lothar Matthäus Germany 0.37% 19 Lev Yashin Soviet Union 0.36% 20 George Best Northern Ireland 0.32% 21 Dino Zoff Italy 0.24% 22 Didi Brazil 0.22% 23 Stanley Matthews England 0.18% 24 George Weah Liberia 0.18% 25 Bobby Moore…
Best in 1976
Best grew up on the Cregagh estate, east Belfast. The playing fields in the estate where he played football as a boy, Cregagh Green, is protected for community recreation in perpetuity as a Fields in Trust Active Space.
The United Trinity statue of Best (left), Denis Law (centre) and Bobby Charlton (right) outside Old Trafford
Rear view looking towards the stadium