Comments on: Who’s the best one-club player?

By: faris

faris — Wed, 20 May 2009 05:24:41 +0000

maldini..900 caps for rossoneri.

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You can’t beat Barca v Real or Juve against Milan | Sports 40 — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:21:27 +0000

[...] the history between Barca-Real and Juve-Milan is the players on show. As Paul Virgo pointed out in a recent blog, these four sides are the home of the one-club player. Raul, Puyol, Xavi, Maldini and Del [...]

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By: chiku mtegha

chiku mtegha — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:22:50 +0000

i’m surprised noboby hs mentioned the one and only edson arantes donascimento - PELE.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:23:38 +0000

Neil Kennedy for Histon - 10 years, helped with 5 promotions, (no relegations) and 302 goals in that time - completely unmatched anywhere i believe.

By: Paul Virgo

Paul Virgo — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:23:03 +0000

I agree, Simon, that the fact that Maldini has been such a gent as well as one of the all-time great defenders makes him a strong candidate.
Totti certainly does not have the same spotless record and he’ll be remembered by many for the spitting incident at Euro 2004.
And you’re right that he has hinted about moving on from time to time. But I think the odd moment of weakness is forgivable given that Roma have had plenty of ups and downs and Totti was and is good enough to play for a bigger club.
Maybe it was easier for Maldini because Milan have been winning trophies regularly since he started playing. Totti and Del Piero, on the other hand, made career sacrifices to stay with their teams.

By: The Angry Intern

The Angry Intern — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:05:27 +0000

John Terry, ’nuff said.

By: Simon Evans

Simon Evans — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:22:12 +0000

Not Totti.

Every other summer he made hints about leaving Roma or even raised the possibility outright in the papers. That’s not what a loyal one-club man does.

There were never reports of any serious bids for Totti - Roma always paid him plenty more than the rest of the players to make sure he wasn’t tempted though.

There is only one choice - Paolo Maldini. Won everything, behaved like a gent throughout, never blackmailed his club or turned against a coach in public. A true club man and also the best defender in the world over the past 20 years.

By: vava

vava — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:54:22 +0000

Paolo Maldini