RIP Pele
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Magnificent 7
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Will never forget his performance in that 1970 World Cup Final ..RIP Pele
Bridie Bhoy
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RIP Pele. A wonderful player - definitely one of the greatest players ever.
Bellshill bhoy
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Sad news, I’ve always wondered just how good a player he “actually” was apart from the 4 world cups……never played in a top team or in a top league
All all that we know about him comes from 14 appearances in World Cup games
RIP
All all that we know about him comes from 14 appearances in World Cup games
RIP
Bridie Bhoy
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Pele was so brilliant that the Brazilian Government stepped in to make him a national treasure and it was enshrined in law that he could not move to a non-Brazilian club. Therefore it is not his fault that he never played at a "top team" (which is debatable as the Brazilian league was possibly as competitive as most European leagues at the time).Sad news, I’ve always wondered just how good a player he “actually” was apart from the 4 world cups……never played in a top team or in a top league
All all that we know about him comes from 14 appearances in World Cup games
RIP
Bellshill bhoy
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He ended up in the USA
Bridie Bhoy
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When he went into semi retirement and was way past his best. They allowed him to move then but he was banned for nearly the first couple of decades when he was in his prime!He ended up in the USA
50 Shades of Green
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Rest in Peace Pele 
Andy H
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On the one hand there were no red cards in peles day so he was fair game for hatchet men. On the other hand advances in Nutrition and sports science make me think messi > Maradona > pele. Always seemed humble though considering what he achieved.Sad news, I’ve always wondered just how good a player he “actually” was apart from the 4 world cups……never played in a top team or in a top league
All all that we know about him comes from 14 appearances in World Cup games
RIP
Bridie Bhoy
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Pele was brutally booted out of the world cup in 1966, repeatedly chopped down by a queue of opponents until carried off in agony, as no-one could cope with him (I think they abandonned the tournament after Brazil were put out as I've never heard anything about it since).
After this, Brazil decided they had to be more "European" in style (i.e. brutal thuggish foulers like 1970 dirty dirty Leeds) to win the World Cup in Europe. The result was they booted everyone off the pitch in 1974 - they kicked the shite out of Scotland when we drew 0-0. And the later match between Holland v Brazil which you you think would be a mouth-watering festival of beautiful football was an appalling foulfest throughout.
I don't think it is fair comparing players from different eras. Who can say who is better between Stanley Matthews, Garrincha, Albert Di Stefano, Pele, Johan Cruyff, Diego Maradona, Ronaldo, Zidane, Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo or even James McGrory?
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Frank Owen
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Like many of you, I'm not really one for making comparisons between different eras: what I can say though, is, I'm blessed, humbled, and so very grateful to be able to say I watched this truly wonderful player in the flesh.
Rest in Peace, Pele. And thank you.
Rest in Peace, Pele. And thank you.
Bridie Bhoy
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Apparently Pele was like Tommy Gemmel - a scorer of great goals and an excellent stand-in goalie. Imagine scoring a hat-trick in a high pressure semi-final and then finishing the game making crucial saves? It sounds like a corny Hollywood movie.
www.planetfootball.com
Pele: The day Pele scored a semi-final hat-trick - then saved Santos in goal
For all his fame gained taking shots, Pele was just as fond of stopping them. And in January 1964 he sent Santos to a Brazilian Championship final with three goals and some fantastic saves.
www.planetfootball.com
Bridie Bhoy
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Scotland's goalscorer Steve Chalmers swapping shirts with Pele after the 1-1 draw at Hampden, June 1966.
