Many have tried to reach his legendary status, Ronaldo was close, Ronaldinho probably got even closer. Edison Arantes do Nascimento “Pele” claimed not even Neymar Jr. could reach his status in Brazil’s football history.
In his long-lived career, Pelé scored 77 goals playing for the national team. Ronaldo retired with
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Pele won one of his three World Cups in Mexico 1970
He never played in Europe, but combining his time with Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos, Pele tallied over 1,000 goals throughout his career. Pele thinks he could still compete against today’s greatest without a doubt.
“The thing that people forget is that I was given a gift to play football, this is something no-one can judge,” Pele said. “If you would ask, would Beethoven be important now, of course.”
Today, Pele works as an unofficial ambassador of Brazilian football around the world. He does admit that Neymar has talent and will continue to grow and develop throughout the years.
“I think he’s a good player, an excellent young player and he’s going to be a big star no doubt.”
Neymar is a fan of Pele, Pele is a fan of Neymar, but the young player might never reach his status
Pele was obviously devastated with how things worked for Brazil in the recent World Cup. The 74-year-old legend is hopeful about La
“I think Dunga has a different style to Felipe (Scolari), more defensive but I believe in Dunga.”
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