Categories: Football

Pelé defends himself: “The press accused me of overshadowing Messi and Cristiano”

New year and Pele it continues to be a trend throughout the world. First it was Leo Messi who surpassed the Brazilian in his record number of 643 goals for the same club. One with Barcelona, ​​and the other with Santos. While, shortly after, Cristiano Ronaldo joined the party. In his case, the Portuguese star broke the barrier of 757 goals, ranking as the second highest scorer in football history, only behind the Austrocheco Josef Bican (759), in the first position.

However, it was Santos himself who came out suddenly defending that Pelé, in fact, registered a figure higher than the known one. The Brazilian club increased it to 1,283 goals (1,091 with them), this time counting on those registered in the friendlies of the famous tours they made. Even a rumor began to spread that the same Pelé even changed his Instagram biography, where he would add this figure along with the rest of his achievements and positions, such as three-time World Champion with Brazil or Best Player of the 20th Century by FIFA.

The press accused me of changing my Instagram bio to outshine these big stars that is breaking my records. The bio has always been the same since I joined the platform. None of this should distract us from his incredible achievements, “Pele defended himself. And, to tell the truth, 'O Rei' was one of the first to congratulate Messi himself when the Argentine, first, managed to match his scoring record.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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