The question of who is the greatest player in football history is a subjective one, with many likely split into the Cristiano Ronaldo, Pelé, Lionel Messi or Diego Maradona camps.
You can make a good case for your favourite in a debate, but the arguments will likely swirl long into the future, when another might emerge to challenge the current quartet.
But when talking about greatest goal-scorers, we can turn to cold hard statistics to give us a steer, and on the numbers alone, two names are head and shoulders above the rest.
The list of greatest scorers in football history has familiar names, but also some lesser-known ones, including two players from Northern Ireland - neither of which is George Best!
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EUROPEAN KINGS
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GOAL-SHY
THE GOALS ARE DRYING UP IN THE DSTV PREMIERSHIP AND WE COULD YET BE IN FOR A RECORD LOW THIS CAMPAIGN
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON
SURPRISE RALANI IS A TOP TALENT IN THE LOCAL GAME, AND HIS SON EMILE WITBOOI COULD BE THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL
STILL GOING STRONG
GAVIN HUNT IS A STALWART OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL. HE SHARES INSIGHTS INTO HIS STORIED CAREER
JUMPINGSHIP
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS PULLED OFF ONE OF THE SHOCK MOVES IN MANY A SEASON WHEN THEY SIGNED THEMBINKOSI LORCH FROM ORLANDO PIRATES IN JANUARY
TROPHY HUNTERS
WHICH ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUBS IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF TROPHIES WON?
TIME TO SHINE
REEVE FROSLER COULD BE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY IN THE FUTURE
BAFANA TO THE DUGOUT
WHICH FORMER BAFANA BAFANA PLAYERS HAVE MADE THE TRANSITION TO TOP COACHES?
MORE THAN A GAME
TWO GIANTS COLLIDE WHEN REAL MADRID HOST BARCELONA IN LALIGA'S 'EL CLÁSICO' ON 21 APRIL
BIG SPENDING
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS GOT IT RIGHT IN THE TRANSFER MARKET, BUT THEY HAVE RESHAPED THE SOUTH AFRICAN SYSTEM IN THE PAST 20 YEARS.