Happy 79th birthday to one of the greatest players of all-time and the only player in history to win three World Cup winners' medals, Pelé.
Pelé is the most successful domestic league goal-scorer in football history scoring 650 goals in 694 League matches, and in total 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and is a Guinness World Record. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.
During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, being the only player ever to do so.
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AJSkyface2099
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People say he played in a stupid Brazil league...(FACT: That league provided the world champions 3 times in just 12 years) People say he played without the offside rule...(FACT: The offside rule of his time was even tougher because he needed two defenders instead of the one we have now to stay onside) People say he was just a goal scorer...(FACT:He was a complete forward as well as a complete midfielder(FIFA 19 LEGENDS card confirms) and he has the most assists in a single World Cup tournament (7 in 1970, and that's more than Messi's and Ronaldo's highest goal tally in a single tournament)) People say he was just a by passer in good teams that won the World Cup...(FACT: He won the best young player in his inaugural World Cup tournament with 5 goals including a semi final last 20 minutes hat trick. He had only one goal and an assist from two games in his second tournament because he got injured but was lucky enough to still win it. He won the best player in his last tournament after coming out of retirement because he vowed not to play again when he received constant robust fouls to which he got injured without referees even whistling). All in all, the media and current 'football fans' try to throw mud in the face of a beautiful career by the greatest player the game has ever seen. Of course, we didn't see him play takes nothing from him. Kids in 50 years from now will also have people they think are better than Messi and Ronaldo but that takes nothing from them. LET'S ALL STOP THIS AND GIVE CREDIT TO WHO IT IS DUE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY🐐
Desmondeyum
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Career games: 786 🔢 Recorded career goals: 727 ⚽️ 3x World Cup winner 🏆 Greatest of all time? 🤔 Happy 79th birthday to the legend that is Pele!