Who is the best US soccer player in the world?  Excluding Goalkeepers?
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apparently people have trouble identifying people from the US ...\nLandon Donovan said John O'Brien was the best American footballer in the world.\nO'Brien has been seriously injured and just signed in the US.  He might not even get a world cup roster spot, but if he makes it back to the form he had with AJAX, then there is your answer
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Yeah   I think Gus Hiddink was the best in previous two cups but this time it would certainly Jurgen Klinnsman , Sven Goran Errikson or Marco van Basten.\n\nPreferably Klinnsman
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Andriy Shevchenko / then tied between Frank Lampard / Steven Gerrard\n\nWell, I would say the best players are ones who make the entire team better (through a combination of leadership and also because he is so dangerous on his own that the other team needs to pay more attention, leaving his teammates to cause damage).  Great players can also take over on their own when needed, especially in clutch/difficult situations.\n\nSo, I believe Ronaldinho is the best player in the world, but the second best player should probably be Wayne Rooney.  He causes so much havoc for the other team, injects so much energy into the team spirit and can either take over a game or free up his team to cause damage (Ruud Van Nistelrooy, e.g.).\n\nBut, Man U have not been performing, so the team would have to be Chelsea - therefore, must be Frank Lampard because he can do so many things.  Steven Gerrard plays a similar role, and he is clutch, but I think they both come behind Andriy Shevchenko who scores goals (leads Serie A every year), wins leagues, wins the European Champions League (or gets his team to the final), and makes his teammates better.  So, Andriy Shevchenko!\n\nThierry Henry, if he ever produced in clutch games, would be in this list as well.
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Pele was possibly the best soccer player ever.  When someone refers to a "White Pele" they are referring to a phenomenal white soccer player.
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^^^^^ that dude is crazy, he forgot the top 2 goalies in the world!\n\n1. Petr Cech\n2. Gianluigi Buffon\n3. Dida\n4. Lehmann\n5. Sanchez\n\nHonorable Mention:\n\nKeller\nRobinson\nCasillas\nAbbondanzieri\nRicardo
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Offcourse, The likes of Landon Donovan,Demarcus Beasley, Kasey Keller, Mcbride who i call our Mcpride, Onyeweu, brilliant against strong opposition in Mexico's Rowdy Azteca Stadium, near flawless performance. The US Coach Bruce Arena is very professional, and by number's look right now on the www.fifa.com website, he has helped boost the USA SOCCER world rankings to number 6, that's right number 6 in the world, Look it up, Now offcourse Brazil is the team to watch, but ladies and gentleman in soccer all you need is 11 fearless guys full of heart and hunger and a lot of belief. And what do our Lads here in USA have to loose? absolutely nothing folks- THE 2006 SURPRISE-USA-1
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Kasey Kellar. However I might add that USA probably has the best reserve bench when it comes to 'keepers. Brad Friedel had a great world in 02, he has also had a wonderful season with blackburn rovers. Tim Howard is off form but he is very good too.
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PELE;MARADONA;BECKENBAUER
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1. Ronaldinho (by far the best player right now, i mean hes phenomenal)\n\n2. Thierry Henry (even though i despise him, he has to be the best goal scorer right now, some may argue that eto or shevchenko are better, i like them both better then henry, but truth is Henry is brilliant)\n\n3. Lionel Messi ( at the age of 18 this kid is a brilliant player, smart, fast, and can play at any level, club or national. da kid is outstanding)\n\n*** Rooney and shevchenko come close
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THE BEST OF THE BESTEST IS\nPELE\n\n\nBEST Players:\nAndriy Shevchenko "#7 Ukraine"\nZinedine Zidane "#10 France"\nSaeed Owairan "#10 Saudi Arabia"\nRafael Márquez "#4 Mexico"\nDiego Armando Maradona "#10 Argentina\nRonaldo "#9 Brazil"\nRivaldo "#10 Brazil"\nPele "O Rei" "#10 Brazil"\nEusebio "The Black Panther" "#10 Portugal" \nBastian Schweinsteiger "#7 Germany"\nDavid Beckham "#7 England"\n\nNew players 2Cheer:\nAndres Guardado "#19 Mexico"\nMabrouk Zaid "#1 Saudi Arabia\nSota Hirayama "#5 Japan"\nAndrey Rusol "#8 Ukraine\n\nBEST GOALCH "GoalKeeper":\nOleksander Shovkovsky "#1 UKRAINE"\nOliver Kahn "#1 Germany"\nOswaldo Sanchez "#12 Mexico"\nFabien Barthez "#16 France"\nLee Woon-jae "#1 South Korea"
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Most Skillfull can go to Ronaldinho and Henry, but I feel the highest accuracy belongs to Juninho. All in all though combining power, speed accuracy and evn curl, Roberto Carlos has to be one of the best.
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Twellman is getting there.  He led MLS in scoring last season and has been on fire in qualifying for the US.  I'm biased, though.
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I have to say Diego Armando Maradona. Just check the World Cup of 1986 and 1990. But mostly 1986. You can tell he was different to all the players there. Pele was part of a great team. Maradona had no team.\nThat's why I said Maradona is the best.
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Armando Maradona best soccer player? Hmmmm yeah right...*rolls eyes*
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By far, I think Ronaldinho from Brazil is the best player in the world. Not just because he is productive, but also he elevates soccer to a new level.
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Taylor Twellman of the New England Revolution won the 2005 Golden Boot for the most goals scored in Major League Soccer play. He scored 17 goals in 25 games in the '05 season. Runner-up was DC United's Jaime Moreno. Jason Kreis of Real Salt Lake has the most career MLS goals, with exactly 100.\n\nLandon Donovan scored the most goals in international play, netting 6 for the US Men's Team in 2005.
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Right now, I would have to split that question in two.  Our best field player, right now, is Landon Donovan of the LA Galaxy.  However, we have some outstanding goalkeepers playing in Europe (Keller (Moenchengladbach), Friedel (Blackburn), Howard (ManU)).   Given those choices, I would take Keller right now on the GK end.