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brazz · 07-26-2003, 02:34 PM

This sounds like a joke to me.

Pelé was ellected in 1980 "The Athlete of The Century" (not just the football player, but the athlete); the voters certainly knew Cruyff, Backenbauer, di Stefano and all the others who played before Pelé (including all Olympic heroes).
Maradona himself recognized how far down he was from Pelé; all the above mentioned stars also bowed to Pelé. The man scored over 1,300 goals, and he retired from serious football at age 30 (he played in the USA for a few years just for the $$$); he was direct responsible for three World Cups (you certainly watched the goals he did in Sweden when he was aged 17); to date, he retains all the records in Brazilian statistics (was his team weaker? Santos - the name of his team - won several tournaments against Real Madrid, Milan, whatever the best European teams in the 60s).
Every now and then we younger Brazilian hear stories about him: 1) Santos was playing in another country, referee sends Pelé off; the crowd yells, the referee is dismissed, Pelé is called back to continue playing
2) A war between two African countries was temporarily halted, because Santos was going to play over there; only condition for the cease fire: Santos would have to play in both countries
3) Pelé was about to score his 1,000th goal, and went to play in a small city; match is on, Pelé would score, a defense man prevents the goal; next day, the defense is fired for, because of him, the city didn´t enter the History of football
4) Pelé met more Kings and Presidents than most anyone; Elizabeth made him Knight of Britain; the Pope bowed to him

Is there any doubt that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever? Likewise, there is no doubt that Pelé is the best football player ever.

07-26-2003, 02:34 PM
brazz Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 135	This sounds like a joke to me. Pelé was ellected in 1980 "The Athlete of The Century" (not just the football player, but the athlete); the voters certainly knew Cruyff, Backenbauer, di Stefano and all the others who played before Pelé (including all Olympic heroes). Maradona himself recognized how far down he was from Pelé; all the above mentioned stars also bowed to Pelé. The man scored over 1,300 goals, and he retired from serious football at age 30 (he played in the USA for a few years just for the $$$); he was direct responsible for three World Cups (you certainly watched the goals he did in Sweden when he was aged 17); to date, he retains all the records in Brazilian statistics (was his team weaker? Santos - the name of his team - won several tournaments against Real Madrid, Milan, whatever the best European teams in the 60s). Every now and then we younger Brazilian hear stories about him: 1) Santos was playing in another country, referee sends Pelé off; the crowd yells, the referee is dismissed, Pelé is called back to continue playing 2) A war between two African countries was temporarily halted, because Santos was going to play over there; only condition for the cease fire: Santos would have to play in both countries 3) Pelé was about to score his 1,000th goal, and went to play in a small city; match is on, Pelé would score, a defense man prevents the goal; next day, the defense is fired for, because of him, the city didn´t enter the History of football 4) Pelé met more Kings and Presidents than most anyone; Elizabeth made him Knight of Britain; the Pope bowed to him Is there any doubt that Michael Jordan is the best basketball player ever? Likewise, there is no doubt that Pelé is the best football player ever.