4 famous football debates that will never have a conclusion

Football is a simple game where 22 men chase the ball and the rest of the world loves watching them do it. Over the years football has become a religion with fans embracing their respective favourite team’s shirt. With so many fans, it is obvious that different opinions will arise. No two people will turn out to think in the exact same manner and therefore, in football, there is bound to be a lot of differences in opinion.

Since social media came into our lives, we witness a new debate every day. Sometimes there is an end to a debate while sometimes it just stays open without a conclusion. With so many topics of discussion popping up every single day, it is hard to remember each and every debate that ever took place but there are certain topics that have been mentioned one too many times and still are without a conclusion.

Over the years many pundits have tried to come to a conclusion over a certain topic but not one man can claim that he got out with a proper answer to the big question. Legends have had their say but as we said before, opinions tend to divide and football is the epitome of that.

Here we present you 4 debates that will probably never have a proper conclusion.

#4 Did Wayne Rooney fulfil his potential?

The question we’ve read for so many years- did Wayne Rooney fulfil his potential? Wayne Rooney burst on to the scene as a teenager from England at EURO 2004 when he scored 4 goals for the 3 lions and ended the tournament as his nation’s top scorer in Portugal.

Since then the Englishman has gone on to achieve new heights in his career with memorable moments and lots of goals. From his stunning strike against Arsenal in Everton's Premier League tie in 2002 to scoring a hattrick for Manchester United on his debut for the Red Devils, Wayne Rooney's career has been a storyline.

While Wayne's trophy cabinet is mighty impressive with a plethora of titles won with Manchester United, his personal record establish his position as a legend as he currently stands as the all-time top scorer for Manchester United and England. With such a glorious it is hard to say that the Englishman did not fulfil his potential.

While we may look at Rooney's great career as a point in this argument, we are deviating from the prime subject of discussion here. Wayne Rooney entered the football world and became a sensation- a man who England thought will get them a major title but he didn’t even come close.

Once the most talented boy in England was overshadowed by Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United first and then many followed. Wayne Rooney's inability to win a major title with England will go down as a major disappointment along with him not being able to keep up when his peers were consistently performing at the highest level.

The argument can go on for ages but a conclusion is far from expected. But one thing is for sure that whether Wayne Rooney fulfil is potential or not, he still will be considered one of the greats of the game.

#3 Pele vs Maradona: Who was better?

Before the term G.O.A.T- greatest of all time became famous, football fans very divided between Pele and Diego Maradona as to who is the greatest footballer of all time. There is no denying the fact that both the legends have their names all over the history books but when it comes to the number 1 position there can only be one man.

While Pele has 3 world cups to his name, Maradona in many people’s opinion made the biggest World Cup impact when he won the prestigious title in 1986.

The Argentine is one of the greatest dribblers of all time while Pele is one the most lethal goalscorers to ever step on a football field. The legends have retired long ago but the debate on who is the greatest ever goes on and on.

Over the years many polls have been conducted to find out who was the greatest of all time. While some have gone in the favour of Diego Maradona, the others were flashing Pele as the greatest player of all time.

One thing is for sure that this debate will be alive 100 years from now but then as well there will be no conclusion.

#2 Lampard vs Gerrard vs Scholes: Finest english midfielder?

The eternal debate that has been the hot topic in English football for the most of the 21st century- who was better amongst the three legendary midfielders- Paul Scholes, Frank Lampard or Steven Gerrard?

The debate has been on and on for years now and every time it ends without a conclusion. While Manchester United fans will argue that Paul Scholes is the greatest midfielder of his generation- something his peers have said time and time again- Liverpool fans will argue that Steven Gerard was the best amongst the three owing to his extraordinary display at the big nights like Istanbul and Cardiff.

Last but not the least, Frank Lampard will be Chelsea fans' pick courtesy of magnificent goalscoring records.

The three players will go down as the modern day greats of the game and it is surprisingly shocking that England football team couldn’t win a major trophy with these three legends on the pitch at the same time.

#1 Ronaldo vs Messi: who's the G.O.A.T?

And the greatest debate that keeps flooding social media every single day- Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi. Who is the G.O.A.T? Who will go down as the better player? And for the last 10 years, which one will win the Ballon d'Or?

This is probably the greatest sporting rivalry of all time let alone football. It is very rare that we get to witness 2 players in their peaks at the same time and both of them will stand at the podium- when it comes to the greatest ever players. Where Messi's camp will put his sheer talent up for an argument, Ronaldo fans will state his immense hard work.

Lionel Messi fans will put the Argentine’s goalscoring in La Liga while Ronaldo fans will put forward his utmost dominance in the UEFA champions league. While Messi might have missed out on a major trophy with Argentina, he did help his nation reach the World Cup finals. On the other hand, Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Euro Cup with Portugal.

The debate has been the hot topic for social media for years now. For the last 10 years, the prestigious Balon d'Or title has gone either way between the two aforementioned legends with no other player being able to dismantle their position at the top.

A whole book can be written on this epic rivalry but there is one thing certain- in the end, there won't be any conclusion and the world will miss 2 great players who made millions fall in love with Football.