Who is your favorite player of all time?

Mine was fat Ronaldo. Until Mess and C. Ronaldo, the best player of the past 2 decades. Wrecked physically by injuries at a young age but still has an incredible list of achievements and accolades.

For Arsenal, I'd say Pires is my favourite. I rated only Henry ahead of him in our team. Fantastic player. And better than Giggs.

No one has mentioned Eboue?

Eboue

Haven't got just one so I'll give you my top five in no particular order..........

BOBBY CHARLTON... for his ability, sportsmanship and loyalty
KENNY DALGLISH....ability again and the terrific enthusiasm he displayed as a player
CRISTIANO RONALDO....ablilty, incredible skill and well worth turning the telly on for
ALLY McCOIST.....goals he scored and his infectious thrill at doing so
ZINEDINE ZIDANE.....for his wonderful ball control and total command of 90% of the games I saw him play

Others of note....Pele, Denis Law, Ray Wilkins, Paolo Maldini and Glenn Hoddle.

Is that a trick question? The answer is, of course, Maradona!

Thomas, how can it be a trick question when the question is who is your favourite player of all time?

there is no trick to it, its just a simple trick.

Ian Wright.

Underrated as a player as his personality and goalscoring exploits outshone just what a bright, intuitive and intelligent football player he actually was.

Great movement meshed with superb application, an under-appreciated ability with the ball at his feet and a genuine joy and pleasure for the game and the performance aspect of the game combined to make him a joy to watch and the perfect introduction for me to both Arsenal football club and the game of football proper.

I'll never have a favourite footballer that comes close to matching what Wright meant for me as a player.

Notable mentions: Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires, Tomas Rosicky, Michel Platini, Zinedine Zidane.

Fat Ronaldo, Zola, Zizu, Maldini and Nedved. imagin these players in one team

Favourite Arsenal player,Brady,truly inspirational for club and country.favourite non Arsenal player,Pele,he raised the game to new heights,as only genuinley great players can do.

Djalminha - As skill go you not even Ronaldinho can touch this guy. Most watchable, unpredictable and natural talent i have ever seen.