greatest soccer player of all time
Definition
A term used to describe a football player generally considered to have the highest level of skill, influence, and career achievement in the sport's history.
A subject of eternal, unsolvable, and often aggressive debate among sports fans, typically centering on a select few individuals such as Lionel Messi, Pelé, Diego Maradona, or Cristiano Ronaldo.
Examples
My father insists that the greatest soccer player of all time is someone who played in 1962, mostly because he hasn't watched a match since the invention of the color television.
Declaring the greatest soccer player of all time in a local pub is a bold strategy if you value your pint and your personal safety.
It is quite impressive how internet comment sections can turn a civilized discussion about the greatest soccer player of all time into a battleground for global geopolitical supremacy.
I told my partner that the debate over the greatest soccer player of all time is just as important as our anniversary, which I am told was the wrong move.