I was born and raised in an environment where Pelé and God were on about the same level.
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my father and his friends kept saying that he was the best thing that has ever happened in the history of football
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What it is,
jordan for the sport of basketball,
Federer on tennis,
Tiger Woods for golf,
Galis for Greek basketball,
is Pelé for the sport of football
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Growing up, of course, I developed an aversion to Brazilian footballers and the Brazilian national team.
Considering them the “good guys of FIFA” who never “break eggs”
I preferred more disobedient players with personality like Batistuta.
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but as luck would have it, Pelé passed away today
and the post is dedicated to him
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football at that time did things that were impossible for anyone else to conceive of
and
winning 3 world cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970
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still had thousands of distinctions on a collective and personal level, which it is pointless to mention
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In 1994 UNESCO named him its ambassador,
while
in 1999 FIFA named him Footballer of the Century
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but I think the players who have spoken about him are his greatest merit.
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Ferents Pushkas
«The greatest player in history was Di Stefano. I refuse to classify Pele as a player. He was above that.».
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Alfredo Di Stefano
«Pele is the best player of all time.
Better than Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo who are both great players.».
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Johann Krohif
«I can be a new Di Stefano, but I can't be a new Pelé. This is something that goes beyond the boundaries of reason.».
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Franz Beckenbauer
«Now Messi is the best of all, it's his time.
But the all-time great is Pele. He is above Messi.».
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Sir Bobby Charlton
«Sometimes I feel like football was invented for this magical player.».
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I personally will be left with the analysis of my father's best friend telling me
Pele was the man who lifted you out of the chair without you even knowing it,
with the jáche
“what did the man do?”
