In 1999, he was voted as the World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics.
Also in 1999, Football officials in France ask their former Ballon d’Or winner to choose the Football Player of the Century, and luckily, selected Pelé was selected. In the same year, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the IOC and TIME listed him among the 10 most influential people in the world.
In 2013, he received the FIFA Ballon d’Or Prix d’Honneurin in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football.
He is said to be the most important football player in history scoring 1281 goals in 1363.
#2• Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona was born on October 30, 1960 in Argentina. He has served as coach and manager for football clubs including his country national team.
Maradona is the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice, first when he transferred to Barcelonafor a then world record £5 million, and second, when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee £6.9 million.

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