10. Pele: Brazilia - Uruguay, World Cup 1970


9. Maradona: Argentina - Anglia, 1980


8. Rivaldo: Barcelona - Deportivo, 2002


7. Davor Suker: Croatia - Danemarca, Euro '96


6. David Ginola: Spurs - Leeds


5. George Best: Irlanda de Nord - Anglia, 1971


4. Michel Platini: Juventus - Argentinos Juniors


3. Kevin Keegan: Southampton - Man Utd, 1981


2. Zinedine Zidane: Real Madrid - Real Valladolid


1. Matt Le Tissier: Anglia - Romania, 1994

Nice topic. I was thinking of Pélé's attempt as well, because a player like him usually doesn't just let the ball run, they want it more than anything but his brilliance got the upper hand and that lovely non-trick was the result.

Edit: gotta' mention Messi at least once here:


He has quite a lot of those magnificent 'almost' goals

Ronaldinho shouldn't have missed this one:    

Rivaldo.... Is.... No. 1

The most recent, frank ribery against Juventus. After having dribbled 2 players, he tries the lob to buffon. Buffon said in the press : "if ribery score, it's the goal of the year"

Wow some of these are just harsh amazing plays that lack the final finish.... Great topic

Rivaldo should have got that to his credit. He did all the work, and he should have been the one celebrating like mad. The fans were ecstatic, it was a great piece of skill btu at least Barcelona actually got the goal. Great player he was, and this is a nice compilation by Haules as well. I think Franboy's post about Ribery's miss was very true because he was exceptional it would have surely been counted as at least one of the big contenders for goal of the season, even if it is quite early

How can you forget about this? It should be one of the most perfect goals ever, but it was now the "almost" goal after a bad refereeing.

Great pace and cross by Djibril Cisse should be finished

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