Pele
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, is recognised by football fans all over the world as perhaps the greatest player ever. He is the only player to hold three World Cup winner's medals, and he scored in two World Cup finals 12 years apart. His astonishing skills thrilled fans in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and he is one of the main reasons why the Brazilian World Cup-winning team of 1970 is still regarded with reverence, all these years later.
Garrincha
Without Garrincha, I would never have been a three times world champion - Pele
Despite his polio-twisted legs, Brazilian Garrincha surely vies only with Argentinian Maradona for a place in history as football's greatest ever dribbler of the ball. But as well as turning defenders inside out with his mazy runs and baffling unpredictable ability, Garrincha is also credited with having perfected the banana-kick. Born Manuel Francisco dos Santos in Pau Grande, Brazil, on October 28, 1933, he was nicknamed Garrincha - 'The Little Bird'. His legs never recovered straightness (the left one was bent inwards and the right was six centimeters shorter and curved outwards)
