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[Football] PELE
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Definitely the best team in my lifetime. 1970.
Absolutely. Pele, Jairzinho, Tostao, Rivellino, Carlos Alberto. We'll never see the likes of again.
Bollox. Shirley Crabtree aka Big Daddy.
Was probably as good as the 66 team but Bobby Charlton and Hurst were pretty much done.
I hate to speak ill of the dead but Astle’s chance........oh dear.
I was too young but have watched highlights of their attacking brilliance. Destroying a confident, savvy and star studded Italian team built on a mean defence was incredible.
For me too, the following were also football geniuses within the one team - Cruyff, Krol, Neeskens, Rensenbrink, Rep, van Hanegem, R. van der Kerkhof and Haan.
Barham's tash
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Three World Cup victories, the first at the age of 17.
The only player that comes close is Maradona for me.
The modern era doesn’t lend itself to such greats on a world stage where arguably club football eclipses internationals these days so the big boys barely turn up.
Ronaldo, as much as I dislike him, has done much more than Messi on an international stage but if you could get them all in their prime at the same time on a pitch then I’d pay to see Pele, Maradona and Messi but Ronaldo I can totally take or leave him.
The only player that comes close is Maradona for me.
The modern era doesn’t lend itself to such greats on a world stage where arguably club football eclipses internationals these days so the big boys barely turn up.
Ronaldo, as much as I dislike him, has done much more than Messi on an international stage but if you could get them all in their prime at the same time on a pitch then I’d pay to see Pele, Maradona and Messi but Ronaldo I can totally take or leave him.
crodonilson
He/Him
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Get well soon Pele, the greatest who has ever loved.
crodonilson
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Pele was kicked out of the 66 World Cup it’s often recorded…… Messi gets a lot more protection than Pele or even Maradona got, My point………. no idea
Randy McNob
Now go home and get your f#cking Shinebox
- Jun 13, 2020
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it would be so Pele to pop his cloggs during a world cup
bluenitsuj
Listen to me!!!
Pele is the greatest player of all time in my opinion. Messi is not greater by any means and Maradona was a cheat.
Deleted member 37369
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Totally agree. The swagger Brazil had in that 4-1 win over Italy in the 1970 World Cup Final was a joy to behold.
One of my prized possessions ...
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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You appear to have bought a shirt of someone called Peli. Is he the PES version of Pele?
Deleted member 37369
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Errr ... that's how he signs his name.
And I didn't buy it ... I won it in a competition almost 19 years ago
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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It's almost like I was jokingErrr ... that's how he signs his name.
And I didn't buy it ... I won it in a competition almost 19 years ago
Deleted member 37369
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I did wonder ... sometimes hard to tell these days ... especially with no
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