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Sports Illustrated Life of Reilly SI Women SI for Kids ... CNN Languages COMMERCE SI Customer Service SI Media Kits Get into College Sports Memorabilia ... TeamStore Voters will choose Pele FIFA poll spurs debate on Player of the Century Click here for more on this story Posted: Tuesday November 28, 2000 11:32 AM Updated: Thursday November 30, 2000 7:06 PM In case you missed it, FIFA launched its Player of the Century poll last week, announcing its list of 27 nominees. Like all lists, this one is sure to generate controversy , for a number of reasons. First of all, the oldest player on the list was born in 1921, effectively ruling out the first forty years of the game's history. This means the likes of Jose Nasazzi, Leonidas, Giuseppe Meazza, Frantisek Planicka, Jose Andrade, Franz Binder, Dixie Dean and Artur Friedenreich weren't even considered. Now, it's almost impossible to evaluate players from different eras. Most of those who will be voting never saw these guys play, which is why perhaps it makes sense to leave them out. Still, it would have been nice if some of these old-timers had gotten some kind of recognition. Mailbag Gabriele Marcotti will periodically answer questions from CNNSI.com users in his mailbag. | |
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