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Personally as a Southend United fan it has to be Freddy Eastwood's free-kick against Man U (joking). What do you think is the greatest goal of all time

marradonas eight man run 

Gazza's goal against Scotland.

19th December 2001, Sheffield Wednesday 4 Watford 0, LC Quarter Final
A Matty Hamshaw 80 yard solo run and the taking on of 8 Watford players before sticking it beyond the keeper

Messi vs Getafe

Mauro Bressan's 25 yard over-head for Fiorentina.

I don't know whether I would class it as best of all time but didn't David Nugent score a memorable goal in the F.A Cup? Who was it against can someone please clarify it.

Although none of us are qualified to say what the best goal "of all time" is (due to our ages and the fact that alot of Pele's matches were taped over by with soap operas by Brazilian TV companies!), here is a little list of goals I've quite liked in recent times:

Theo Walcott's run v Liverpool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85oa4r7b3zg
Kaka v Manchester United: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oow4mZVRjPg
Ronaldo's free-kick v Sporting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVEHqGB6JwI
Juninho's free-kick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX0y1kumtss
Ronaldinho's free-kick v England: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDz1FUayjs0
Zidane's volley v Bayern Leverkusen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4TDwSTA6DY
Drogba v Liverpool:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPJd7ED6YuU
Messi v Getafe: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hokq-7olthE
Ronaldo's goal to become World Cup's top scorer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPM1cyLp_Tw
Adriano v Chievo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0GaUyJiYCs
Lampard v Barcelona: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht2ofRTHSyg


And a bit of comedy from Ashley Young:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFsxhBTEoQ0
 

Best goal of all time I feel has to be judged on quality of strike, opposition it was scored against, importance of strike and the sort of game it was. Therefore, what about the following beauties...

Marco Van Basten volley - Euro Champs final 1988

Rivaldo 3rd against Valencia/overhead kick - Last game of Season La Liga, although I can't rememeber which year

Zidane volley - Champs Lg final 2002

Gascoinge free kick - FA Semi 1991

Villa run - FA Cup Final 1981

Maradona run (both Belguim and England) - 1986 WC QF/SF

Well done Gilbertdinho finally someone mentioned Marco van Bastens volley in the European Final.

Maradonas v England was class aswell, 

Van Basten was a very good player but that goal was a fluke.

Hardly a fluke, check out some of his strikes for Milan and Ajax. The best exponent of an overhead kick that I have seen (at least on tele anyway)

only 1 goal could ever be mentioned as the best ever.......dean windass,play off final volley.....end of debate

cal08:

Van Basten was a very good player but that goal was a fluke.

What are you saying it wasn't a fluke. I would like to see you score a goal like that or better.

I would have liked to see Van Basten try that again, it was a fluke he'd never do it again, young or old.