I hate it how in most articles about this news, newspapers list him as "ONE OF the greatest Uruguayan footballers of all time". He is the greatest Uruguayan footballer of all time. I think people should agree on this now that he's retiring from Uruguay. Those who come close to his legacy from Uruguay's 30s and 50s world cup winning sides are more of bigger sport legends than actually better footballers.
In modern age, yes, he's by far the best Uruguayan footballer. But then there are figures of the past like Enzo Francescoli and Juan Schiaffino. Uruguay have a rich heritage in football.I hate it how in most articles about this news, newspapers list him as "ONE OF the greatest Uruguayan footballers of all time". He is the greatest Uruguayan footballer of all time. I think people should agree on this now that he's retiring from Uruguay. Those who come close to his legacy from Uruguay's 30s and 50s world cup winning sides are more of bigger sport legends than actually better footballers.