The 2 greatest footballers have now died, Pelé and Maradona. Pelé , the only player to win 3 World Cups. I hope he and Diego are now having a kickabout in heaven.
Well had to come didn't it from the various sources during at at end of world Cup. I'd hope that a generation will now get to see some documentaries and actual footage in homage to the man as a lot of them are uneducated morons. being the best meant everything to Pele from many of his comments over the years so here's to some quality tributes that shows the man in his prime.
I wish I had had the opportunity to see him live and in his prime playing. I remember seeing Maradonna playing, but Pele was always just old clips for me.
RIP to a real legend. The Brazil team of his era built the reputation that subsequent ones have dined out on to this day.
Hmm, I think Ferenc Puskas might have something to say on that. Played in a lesser team so didn't win as much, but he was a huge individual star.
First World Cup i can remember is the 1970 one and the image that springs to mind is Pele orchestrating the greatest football team ever .
So not a ‘superstar’ then….not in the same way Pele was…Lots of great players like that though; George Best was another…but ask the average 18 year old who they were today and they won’t know….even utd fans
puskas was part of the magnificent magyars and nearly won the world Cup but for a bad ref. he defected and joined real and showed the western world what he could do in European cups. I hardly think Di Stefano and puskas were not superstars or that they were of lesser teams Hungary hammered England for example, at club level they won it all. Pele had it all and if young gobshites who think Ronaldo is actually that good would sit down and watch the proper footage and not be dismissive they would see. you.can find every great players skills within Pele, whether it's dribbling like Maradona or heading ability like Ronaldo or muller or passing like Zidane. take your pick. cruyff had a turn named after him but Pele did it before him. the list goes on. can't wait for the proper tribute documentaries to show this
Oh he most definitely was. Although I don't think the term was used in those days he possessed all the attributes that qualify someone for that status. He won 5 La Liga titles and 3 European cups and scored 625 goals in 629 appearances at club level, 84 in 85 for Hungary. (I looked it up) I was referring to his national side not being as gifted as the Brazil ones of Pelé's time (though they weren't bad by any means - royally stuffed England a couple of times). He was world famous and universally acclaimed as the best in the world at his peak. He even played for South Liverpool once, so that settles it for me.
I'm not questioning that he was a great player, only that his name is not universally known across the generations like Pele’s was….mind you, everyone knows David Beckham’s name and he wasn’t fit to lace the shoes of any of the aforementioned!
Was reading article on Pele and did make me laugh that claimed some of his World Cup highlights included when he dummied it past the keeper, his effort from half way line and the header against England… first was cleared after a scuffed shot. Second went wide and 3rd was saved. Not sure if that’s something to be proud of that even misses go down as brilliant skill and legend?
Well mate. I suggest you go look before you comment. nobody even tried a half way line lob before, he invented even thinking about such things.
