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  • LEGEND

  • george best is absolute quality. Shame he didn't play for portugal, brazil or argentina... they'd have crowned him the greatest... as it is, he will have to settle for being Best by name.

    This goal was scored when bests career was already officially over because of the alcoholism.. ..

    Ryan giggs was the closest united ever got to best again.

  • Don't know what you've been smoking but defenders more aggressive now than in the 60s? lul.

  • what did he say to the ref?

  • LOL 'Look at all the D-fenders'.

  • American commentary LOL

  • Players can't do that nowadays because the Defenders are very aggressive in today's Soccer...

  • @TheMrAllam Still happens dude. A few goals a season but they happen.

  • @ChaconChe Very true. Still it's just players like Rooney or Messi, since they are like goal-scoring kings pretty much the Manager's gonna make his Defenders be on them like white on rice. And since there are more "dirty" tackles than before it's very hard for these legends to score goals like George Best.

  • @TheMrAllam

    They were probably as aggressive back then. You just don't see it as players didn't go to ground as easily as they do now. Look at Best, barely falling to ground. Also, less fouls were given back at Charlton, Best time. But there were still aggressive players, Gascoigne and so on

  • Iflustweretrust so ur sayin that George best, eusebio, Dennis law, and sir Bobby charlton are second rate players by today's standards? Your off your rocker. Pele even said George best was was the greatest of all time

  • That's all long ago, These days such goals don't occur just because football has evolved. There are players that are better than george best, he was a great players but there are better players now. He was the best at that moment, but you can't compare that

  • @IfLustIsTrust Messi scores those kind of goals.

  • @69elserra

    Well not really, Messi does those moves because he's got agility and he's on speed (Running).

    Best here walks about 15 meters tops and does a simple move, Today's defenders would just kick him of off his boots

  • @IfLustIsTrust you got a point.

  • @IfLustIsTrust watch the defender's move , they aren't really shits

  • @tommy9882

    Never said their shit,

    Just said that defenders nowadays have to stop the attacker in whatever way possible.

    in that time they were going for the ball, nowadays the defender just has to stop the attacker, not the ball ;p.

    Get what i'm saying?

  • @IfLustIsTrust got that

    after all this goal occurs in USA

  • George Best is one of the best players in the world, but any goal scored in america by Cruyff, Pele, Best, Beckenbaur etc should not be considered great cos the league was shit and I doubt the team had "real" players in that team he was playing.

  • Maradona good, Pele better, George Best

  • simply the greatest player of all time

  • judasmata , pleaese don t be stupid by comparing best with ivrahim.  come on dont be ............

  • @trafafan lol u mistakenly.. uh nvm

  • george best is not better Ibrahimovic

    george best is much better

  • @judasmata who the fuck even compared him to ibrahimovic, ibrahimovic shudn even be mentioned iin the same breath

  • @mufcwalkerftg damn righttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  • Amost the same goal as Ibrahimovic one a few years ago

  • why is the ref wearing number 8

  • Number 7 was unavailable

  • a hollywood circus version of our beloved sport.

  • LOOOOOOOOL joker

  • Hier krijg altijd kippenvel van.

  • this guy? you twat.

  • Wow..CRonaldo is dff not better than this guy

  • @jws8220 neither is CR7 better than Cruyff, Pele, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Messi or Iniesta.

  • GEORGE BEST, SIMPLY THE BEST!!

  • It is poor defending, but that doesn't take away the immense skill, breathtaking control, and unbelievable balance of solo effort.

    Great player, one of the all time greats.

  • The funny thing about this is that they don't say anything at all when he actually scores the goal, but when he blasts it into the net again as a celebration they go 'Ohhhhhhhh!' thinking that's the frickin' goal.

  • Ok he is one of the best players ever but look at the league and teams hes playing in

  • The american commentary makes it unwatchable

  • guys seriously, this goal could have been against kids in a playground and it would still be the best goal ever, the balance and control are incredible, these men were still paid to play football, some would have been better than others, but the fact is it is THE BEST

  • WOW!!! Unbelieveble goal! The greatest goal ever!

  • Best is from Northern Irish, even i'm from Indonesia, i knew it. Northern Irish Legend!

  • @DainesReapeR It doesn't matter where you're from idiot! All you need is the internet to tell you where George Best is from.

  • @Suganthan1990

    Your an idiot for calling someone else an idiot

  • @TootsyJackson

    you called him and idiot, does that make you an idiot? o:

    not trying to sound harsh, just wondering ;p

  • @IfLustIsTrust

    Like wise dito ad infinitum and all that load of baloney :P : ) No hard feelings etc etc you get the message

  • the commentator gets it spot on.

  • Much as Pele is the greatest player ever, this has to be the best ever goal, regardless of the below par standard of opposition, from the 3rd all-time greatest ever player (after Pele & Maradona).

  • Exactly because of the fact that the opposing defenders where not footballers but maybe woodchuckers or something, it can't be regardered as the best ever goal! But he was one of the best

  • I see what you're saying, but I think the best defenders of that era would have struggled to stop him at that moment. That instance showed first hand the control, balance, awareness and poise he had. For me, that has to be regarded as one of the best goals, as very few players are capable of movement and control like that.

  • Absolutely, many people say how the tricks and movements of soccer players are easily copied, but when they are executed with such precise "control, balance, awareness, and pose" as in this example, u can do nothing but applaud an absolutely brilliant goal.

  • @kanchelskis144 well said.

  • The best goal I have ever seen!

  • Northern Ireland is British you nitwit!

  • No its not its irish

  • ridiculous

  • The best brtish football player ever!

  • He was northern irish!

  • northern ireland is in UK

  • Well done, but if you asked him where was he from? He would say Northern Ireland not Britian or the UK!

  • it's a bit hard to do that now

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  • its the same with all, scotish say their from scotland, english from england ect. but he was from northern ireland and the uk

  • its not the same with all... he didnt even play for a collective "UK Football Team" because there isnt one. He played for the Northern Ireland football team in international play... so dont tell us some bullshit friend...

  • o my fucking god are you retarded or somthing? All i said was that he is technicly from the UK as northern ireland is in the UK. Its called geography, ge-og-ra-fee

    Like i am English and from the UK, like a scotish person is Scotish, and from the UK

  • Why did he ever go to America :(

  • To make money, Idiot

  • Yeah you're right, Americans are idiots!

  • good whiskey there...

  • oh yeah. I'm at uni, but i still live at home. that makes sense. i sense a little bit of jealousy here. did someone not get into uni?? is someone in a dead end job with no prospects? Is some 40 year old wasting his time on a site designed for the youth of today?? Ur in a bit of a mid-life crisis aren't u SON??

    and yeah uni is very easy to get into nowadays, but not oxford and cambridge mate. but u wouldn't know jackshit would u?? ur just some plumber.

  • great comeback son u'll make the irish proud. i'm here all week

  • they didnt know how to play football back in those days.... so anyone that could dribble would be an amazing player -.-

  • HAHAHAHAH i love american commentry on football. fuck off out of our sport u tacky mugs, do u see us playing american football and making a complete shit of ourselves? NO

  • what do you mean we dont play american football you didnt invent football ya fuckin twat

  • learn to read u mug

  • i can read you english dont own football what do you mean dont see us playin american football as in they shouldnt play what english football and ya said fuck off out of OUR sport i have no trouble readin its what your writin im have a problem with ya cup

  • have u heard of a little piece of grammar called a comma? , there's one for u. another thing we tend to use is full stops. to end a sentance like grown ups. easy really. there's another one. And we do own football or as u mugs call it (soccer). and there isn't a single professional american football team in the uk, cos it's shit. Whereas u have the joke which is the mls. u are pathetic, don't comment on a sport that u have no idea about. u don't even know the frcken offside rule ffs

  • i dont like wastin time writin shit that dont need to be there you just a pompis prick and im irish and i live in ireland and theres no american teams in england because then it wouldnt be the english league you absolute fool you should be shot with balls of your own shit

  • We also use capital letters at the start of sentences, write "you" instead of "u" and the more grown up of us don't write pathetic comments like yours because we are defined by more than juvenile displays of jingoism. George Best was Irish, and he was playing the United States - why on earth would there be English commentary? Also, your sentence structure is appalling (and do learn to spell the word "sentence" while you're at it).

  • also have u heard that there's such a thing as short-handed talk nowadays. I don't have time to sit here and write essays and spellcheck all my comments like u. i have a life. I don't think i'd be in cambridge uni studying architecture if i couldn't spell son. nice try tho, i like the way u tried to be clever but failed. never mind

  • Oh yes - I hear they'll let anyone in these days. Still, if you're filling a quota, I'm sure the statistics will look good. Well done! Also, I enjoyed being called "son" - nothing funnier than attempted patronising by someone who still lives at home.

  • Ignore that last comment. I don't have a clue who you are, for all I know you could be a managing director of BMW or something, who knows! I've left a comment on ur profile asking to put an end to this because neither of us will ever win as there is actually no point to this argument whatsoever lol. Sorry about all the abusive comments and happy new year mate:)

  • No point whatsoever, and I apologise for being rude to you. Let's just agree that it was an absolutely amazing goal - and happy new year to you as well.

  • George Best, Shame his Pissed his Talent, down the Craper.

    As Gazza is now, a Has been piss artist.

  • even still he had more class than you ever will, alcoholisum is a disease get ur facts rite. rip george

  • The American Commentator- "Thats the best soccer goal I've ever seen!" LOL I love how he has to qualify the sport he's commentating on!

  • What's the fuss about george best???

    I've heard about pele, zico, maradonna, zidane, kaka, charlton...etc... but george best????

    The best player i never heard off.

    I sense overratedness on him.

  • You are a 24 year old. Legend George Best played his football long before you were even born. No, he was not overrated. He was the star man of the Man Utd team in his time. Won the European cup against Benfica and scored 2 goals in the final. Won de ballon D'Or that year. He also played international football representing Northern Ireland.

    Your senses are inaccurate and outdated.

  • Watching this goal should answer why there was fuss about Best.

    Idiot.

  • awesome 70's move at 00:10. lol

  • Lol, Best takes on the whole United Sates and scores :D

  • Absolutely fantastic goal !!  He wasn't called Best for nothing !

  • Greatest player ever and he came from our wee Northern Ireland! :D

  • George Best in the World

  • The way he dribbles reminds me of John O Shea.

  • When johnny goes running down the wing.. o'Shea-o'Shea

  • thats an upper body shot into the score bag, for a minus one stat.

  • well this is a very good goal even against lauzy american defenders but is not that hard to find goals like this.

  • "GREATEST SOOOCCER GOAL EVER SEEN". Americans... blah. Call it football mates.

  • only 11117 views and that overatted fuck rooney gets millions ...shit

  • Nice field score! Good three points!!

  • use r a pack of fuckin wankers!! he was da best there ever was and ever will be. hes better than ronaldo. and he was out belfast boy!! go on da northern ireland healy is next ye-fuckin-ha

  • Like you will too tosser.

  • haha the word jealousy comes to mind.

  • whats he run straight to the ref for after? His team mate had to push him away?!?

  • Standardfrank -my thoughts irrelevant and childish coming from you.You show me a goal by pele better then maradona's run from the half way line vs england.

  • Sadly, you have just proven my point that you are clearly a condescending little douchebag sitting in his mother's basement.

    I repeat, suck a dick Mr. Prodigy.

    ROFL.

  • He was trying to impress the 2nd cheerleader on the right and it worked, apparently he fucked her after the game...

  • best was the best in the world......fuck pele he was always playing for a great team!

  • Rkeano - What do you mean fuck Pele? You have no idea the accomplishments of Pele! Santos was not a great team, Pele made it great! Check out his records! Brazil were not pre-tournament favourites in 58 & 70...those teams were great because they made it so. Best's Man U team of 68 were pretty great including great icons such as Best himself, Charlton & Law! No one not even Maradona or Cruyff surpass's Pele in the dribble. Best's peers in the Uk when it comes to dribbling are Baxter & Johnstone!

  • Standardfrank -r u serious sayin pele was better den maradona u dont know what your on about!!

  • Feelings my friend is not knowledge...and you also have no idea the criteria that makes a SUPERGREAT!

  • Btw...if you really want to challenge the validity of your feelings for 'Maradona' is the greatest...then lock horns with me and they guys at Maradona v Pele. They're you'll also find hard core Diego fans that try to argue the same as you. Come over, you're more than welcome.

  • RKEANO1 - First off, you're 21 years old. I'm twice you're age. You really haven't been watching foot ball consciously until the mid-90's at best. I've been watching football before you were born as well as being a child prodigy at that. In addition, you've never seen Pele, Best or Maradona play in real time. Also, you are not aware the indepth achievements and significant failures of each of these players in any detail, hence, your methodology of assessment is only through your feelings.

  • Standardfrank-I dont giv a shit how odu r?r u telling me you saw pele play in person!!when do you see pele running through loads of players like maradona and best!

  • RKEANO1 - Your thoughts are irrelevant. Your articulation childish. You are forceful, therefore weak!

    Make your 'logic' useful elsewhere.

  • Child Prodigy, yep. Either that or a sweaty nerd trying to sound like he knows shit under cover of a computer.

    Suck a dick.

  • 17yankees17 - Before you post messages on youtube get your mother to edit your words.

    Be bright and stop demonstrating that you are unable to express yourself correctly other than being an airhead wasting disk space and computer time!

    I will ignore further remarks from you. Your bad language is no longer important!

  • fuck pele, he never played in a decent league!

    he was named Best for a reason!

  • true true!!

  • im right with you.

  • man when u talking about brasilian league decades ago u talking about many of the world champions, and they frequently beated european teams, besides that i think the world cup is decent enough for pele showing his skills, and thats where he showed it.

  • pele did better

  • Of course...Pele didn't do better...Pele's dribbles are from another planet...Pele's best dribbles have always outranked Best's best...!

  • Pele did better

  • pilotl011 likes the willy

  • did best had an issue with the refferee?

  • The greatest player of all time. But most people could waltz through an American defence. :D

  • wasnt jus american defenses he waltzed past, he dd it 2 Benfica in the 1968 european final

  • he's not saying george best couldn't do it somewhere else. He's only saying americans can't play football:D

  • the announcer who called that Geroge Best goal was by current Chicago Cubs radio announcer Pat Hughes.

  • "72" USA Olympic soccer coach Julius Menendez was the other commentator referred to as "Julie"

    in the clip.

  • why are they sain that someones better than george best

  • Ronaldo lies at night dreaming of being George Best. He isn't. He's just the latest new pretender.

  • ...then he celebrated with a keg of Guiness, a case of rye and a 40 ouncer of Old English.

  • Christian BLOODY RENALDO (GIRLIE BOY) could never ever dooo that.! ever in a month of Sundays.

  • You and your fucken gay C Ronaldo are the shit. George Best is the Best. Ronaldo wearing his number 7 can only fool fools like you, to anyone who understands football, no comparison ,Ronaldo an average player.

  • I scored a better goal than that. Unfortunately the video camera was broken. Damn it!

  • what is this song any idea?

  • i could do that naked, asleep, stoned.

  • Oh really? FAGGOT!

  • He could play more years...

  • Amazing.

  • No wonder the defence was so bad. The opposition were call the 'Fort Lauderdale Strikers'.

  • There was a peroid of about 2 or 3 seasons where Best was untouchable

  • George Best was the greatest. You can't keep your Pele's and Beckham's. No one can shine light to him.

    And also Mancester United 4 ever

  • the best footballer of all time. No one can touch him

  • George Best

    We love you ;-(  ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooo ooooouuuuuuuuuuoooo ooooouuquuuquuuoooo ooooouuuuyuuuuuoooo ooooooopppppooooooo ooooooouuuuuooooooo uuuuu

  • y do thses stupid ppl think abt whether he did tht in america or england...georgie could do it anywhere...even on the moon..lol...R.I.P legend4ever...the greatest ever..and noone ever will be like u...ur always a hero...the very best...damn all those critics....poor creatures

  • u r dam' right !!!

  • george was the best..and this goal proves it

  • great player

  • Does not matter how good the defending was because it was still a great goal.

    George was in his mid thirties here and he used to do the same thing to first division defenders when he used to play for united.

    Best talent in football ever.

  • shut up u gimp id lyk 2 c u playin football...hahahaahahahah.....­that would b funi u gay ballbag

  • how is cruyff not a genius?????????????????????

  • Ignore Supersteviegerrard8, he is not indicitive of the average Liverpool fan. Do not judge us by such pathetic contributions.

    George Best, his talent and contribution to the game was above our normal football rivalries and moments such as these are truly what the beautiful game is all about.

    RIP

  • you're hard

  • You know, it's worthless twats like you that embarrass Liverpool supporters. You are a worthless result of a fathers orgasm.

  • ur just fuckin sick u sad prick

  • You should be ashamed of youself but I doubt you ever could be man enough to do that. Grow up or shut up.

  • maradona good pele better george best

  • George Best had had the potential to be one of the best players ever, like Pele,Maradonna,Cruyff,Beckenba­uer and Zidane.But unfortunately he destroied himself and so he was just one of the second Best.

  • I think that George Best had a bit more than just potential.Best started his Man United career at a very young age and was their from 1963-74.Not many players can say that. Also be it right or wrong he did leave United on his own accord. Cruyff , Beckenbauer and Zidane were great players but neither possessed the genius factor. George however was a genius and the original special one.

  • of course he was a genius, one of the crazy ones (Maradonna,Cantona,Gaza...) but didn't make the wright decissions, a career of 11 years could have been longer.And there are some international cups missing in his history to be one of the greatest ever.Ok, he couldn't play a WC because he was from Ulster, but with ManU as well, there is missing maybe one or to more cups, which Cruyff,Beckenbauer and Zidane have.

  • With regard to football I don't think that you need cups to prove your greatness..

    As Jimmy Greaves once stated! "One game of George Best is worth more than ten years worth of some players mediocre performances"

    I suppose at the end of the day it is a team effort after all.He could do things with a ball that others players could only dream of and in the process made it look effortlessly easy.

  • I don't think that there would have been any more International honours for Best or United at that time because a significant portion of the great players in that particular squad were ready for retirement.The new players brought in to replace thee old ones did not have the same level of quality.United were on the demise at that time.