Subhasis Banerjee

  DIEGO MARADONA Image Credit: Original Photographer as in Google Diego Armando Maradona is a retired Argentine professional footballer and is regarded as the Prince of Football, positioned second only to enigmatic Pelé. He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award along with Pelé. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control and dribbling skills combined with his small stature gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other football players. He would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he also possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname " El Pibe de Oro " (The Golden Boy), a name that stuck with him throughout his ca...

 PELĖ - THE ICONIC SPORTSMAN Image Credit: Original Photographer as in Google Born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento and popularly known as Pelé, he is a retired Brazilian professional footballer. Widely regarded as the greatest footballer of all times, Pelé is one of the most successful and admired sports personality of the 20th century. In 1999, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. That same year, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century. According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful top division scorer of all times with 541 goals in 560 games. His total of 1286 goals in 1363 games, including friendly matches, is a Guinness World Record. Pelé began playing for Santos Club at age 15 and th...