If you were pick all-time association football teams for a Dead v Alive match, who would have the stronger team on paper? A few years back the Alive team would have looked much stronger than its opponents but the Dead team have gone on a relentless signing spree recently and you’d have to say the balance between the teams is just about even at the moment, with the strong likelihood that the balance of power will permanently shift as the years go on.
Dead:
Banks
Moore
Scirea
Facchetti
Garrincha
Charlton
Puskas
Di Stefano
Pele
Maradona
Cruyff
Subs: Yashin, Charlton, McNeill, Best, Greaves, Seeler, Socrates, Muller, Rossi
Alive:
Buffon
Cafu
Baresi
Beckenbauer
Maldini
Modric
Iniesta
Ronaldinho
Messi
Ronaldo
Ronaldo
Subs: Schmeichel, Van Basten, Zidane, Baggio, Platini, Cannavaro, Dalglish, Xavi