Battle of the Sporting Heroes

[GIMH]

Senna & Pele

 

[Burgey]

Comaneci

Pele

 

[NUFAN]

Senna (only just)
Pele although I watched a doco on his time in the States and I reckon that Italian striker was better.

 

[Johnners]

Senna & Pele

 

[biased indian]

Vote for Brazil in both

 

[luffy]

Senna and Pele

 

[The Sean]

Just to be different...

Senna and Pele

 

[grecian]

senna

pele

 

[Michaelf7777777]

Abstain and Keane

 

[Blewy]

Senna & Pele

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Comaneci
Pele

 

[PhoenixFire]

Senna and Pele

 

[Jamee999]

Nadia and Pele.

 

[fredfertang]

1. Comaneci by the shortest of short heads

2. Pele by a country mile

 

[BoyBrumby]

Senna (obviously) & Pele (more obviously).

 

[superkingdave]

Nadia(my sister made me watch the film of the same name countless times when i was younger, i guess that should make me vote against her, but I won't) and Pele

 

[Jarquis]

Senna (obviously) & Pele (more obviously).

Sums it up pretty well.

 

[Simon]

Battle #11
Nadia Comaneci 5
vs
Ayrton Senna 12

Battle #12
Pele 17
vs
Roy Keane 1

 

[Simon]

Round of 32 Battle #13

Johan Cruyff (Dutch) - Football

Honours
8 time Eredivisie winner with Ajax
3 time European Cup winner with Ajax
1984 Eredivisie winner with Feyenoord
1974 La Liga winner with Barcelona
3 Times European footballer of the year
Voted European player of the century in 1999
Runner up in World player of the cenutry in 1999
1974 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball
1974 FIFA Would Cup All Star Team
48 Caps for Netherlands
521 career matches for teams such as Ajax, Barcelona and Feyenoord

vs

Boris Becker (German) - Tennis

Honours
Career singles record 713 wins - 214 losses
49 career titles
6 time grand slam champion
3 time tour championship winner
World Number 1 for 12 weeks
1992 Olympic Gold Medal in Doubles
15 career doubles titles

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Round of 32 Battle #14

Steffi Graf (German) - Tennis

Honours
900 Career wins
107 Career titles in singles
11 Career titles in doubles
22 grand slam titles in singles
1988 Olympic gold medalist in singles
1992 Olympic silver medalist in singles
1988 Olympic Bronze medalist in doubles
Ranked #1 for a record 186 consecutive weeks
Won the Grand Slam in 1988 - winning all four majors in a calender year

vs

Robin Friday (English) - Football

Honours
Voted Reading's Player of the Millenium
Chosen as Striker in Readings Best ever XI
Named as Cardiff's all time cult hero
121 career games for Reading
46 goals for Reading

 

[grecian]

Cruyff

&

Graf, partly for the legs, it has to be said....