Soccer - What is Your Best first XI of all time

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Want to know something, different areas of the world have different words for the same things. Shocking I know. Who would have ever guessed there would be different word out there?

OT: Some of these match ups would be interesting to see. I'm not a huge soccer fan, as it isn't shown much in the great state of hockey, but when it's on I'll tune in.

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The word "soccer" originated as an "Oxford '-er'" slang abbreviation of "association", and was popularized in the late nineteenth century by a prominent English footballer, Charles Wreford-Brown.[5] This origin is evident in the sometimes-heard variation, "soccer football".

SO you Europe "football" pride people can get over yourselves, ir was your people that started the term soccer.

To quote Wikipedia like you did: 'Of the 45 national FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) affiliates in which English is an official or primary language, 43 use football in their organisations' official names (only Canada and United States use soccer).'

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GK: Gordon Banks
RB: Jarzinho (Amazing Wingback of the brazil 1970 World cup winning squad, scored 7 goals during that world cup)
CB: Franz Beckenbauer
CB: Fabio Cannavaro
LB: Paolo Maldini
LM: Johann Cruyff
CM: Zinedine Zidanne
CM: Michele Platini
RM: Lionel Messi
CF: Diego Maradonna
CF: Ronaldo ( The Brazilian one, Not the Portugese Ladyboy playing for Real Madrid)

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I won't name a full list but the lists so far.. are just sad for one reason. How has not 1 single person mentioned the footballing god that is...

Sócrates his name even sounds awesome!!!

[Sonurus]

More recent list for me aswell, mostly from players who play as of right now;

GK - Smeichel
Def - Maicon, Tony Adams, Vidic, Ashley Cole
Mid: Xavi, Iniesta, Fabregas (with fabregas in a more offensive role right behind the strikers), Obi Mikel (with him behind the other 3 working as a very defensive midfielder)
Attack - Lionel Messi, Thierry Henry

[Bikni]

GK - Lev Yashin

Def - Maldini, Baresi, Mathaus, Roberto Carlos

Mid - Maradona, Cruijff , Zico, Zidane

Att - Pele, Eusebio

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RB: Jarzinho (Amazing Wingback of the brazil 1970 World cup winning squad, scored 7 goals during that world cup)

Jairzinho was a Right Winger not Wingback.

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Best 11 atm.

Casillas
Abidal, Pique, Alex, Johnsson
Bale, Xavi, Willshere, Iniesta
Messi, Anelka