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Feb 6, 2020 · With 877 senior appearances and 694 goals, Messi has good goals and longevity stats and is the all-time leading goal scorer for Barcelona, Argentina and La Liga. In terms of our criteria, where...
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Jan 7, 2023 · “Pele was an extraordinary player, but he was also an extraordinary person. He was kind, humble and generous, and he used his fame and influence to help others.” Pele’s death marks the end of an era in football, says Severino.
Oct 24, 2020 · We all know just how good he is. Perhaps a lack of international success with Argentina and 'only' winning things with Barcelona? But we're splitting hairs there.
May 6, 2024 · Pele, Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world. He was part of the Brazilian national teams that won three World Cup championships (1958, 1962, and 1970). Learn more about Pele’s life and career.
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- He was named after inventor Thomas Edison. His real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, named after light-bulb inventor Thomas Edison following the introduction of electricity to his hometown when he was born.
- He has unofficially scored 1,283 professional goals. Pele’s goal tally is till this day a controversial topic. While the Prolific Scorers Data claim he has scored only 778 goals, a tally only surpassed by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele holds the Guinness World Record for most career goals scored in football, at 1,279.
- He led Brazil to their first World Cup win. In 1958, Pele scored six goals in four games to lead Brazil to their maiden World Cup victory. He also became the inaugural and youngest-ever winner of the Fifa Young Player Award at the tournament at the age of 17.
- He grew up in poverty. At the age of 6, Pele was shining shoes and selling roasted peanuts outside movie theatres. He honed his dribbling technique and ball control with a sock stuffed with rags as his family could not afford a football.
Two good feet. Magic in the air. Quick. Powerful. Could beat people with skill. Could outrun people. Only five feet and eight inches tall, yet he seemed a giant of an athlete on the pitch. Perfect balance and impossible vision. He was the greatest because he could do anything and everything on a football pitch.
Dec 30, 2022 · Pelé admires the Jules Rimet Trophy, the prize for winning the World Cup, circa 1958. Pelé scores Brazil's third goal during the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden. Brazil won 5-2 to claim its...
