On the back of yet another Erling Haaland goalscoring record, we asked you to tell us the greatest forward you had seen play.
From legends of the game to cult heroes, and to lesser known, but equally important club stalwarts, we were inundated with great names spanning generations.
We also asked our chief football writer to give us his thoughts after spending decades watching some of the greatest names in the game.
Thank you to everyone who sent in their entry. What follows is just a small selection.
Pre-1980
I remember seeing Pele on the TV score two goals in the 1958 World Cup final.