Pelé: “Messi is not a scorer; Cristiano is the best now”

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, recovers at home from his health problems and remains isolated to avoid becoming infected with the coronavirus that also plagues Brazil. The star spoke for the YouTube channel Pilhado and expressed his opinion on one of the most important football dichotomies of these times: “Today, CR7 is the best in the world, although Messi should not be forgotten. However, Cristiano is more stable and Messi is not a scorer.”

“If there have been better players than them? It is a difficult question to answer. You cannot forget Zico, Ronaldinho or Ronaldo. In Europe, Beckenbauer, Cruyff … It is not my fault but I think I was better than them, because they all compare me “, said the former player, 79 years old.

“My father and mother closed the factory. My father was a player, scored five goals in a game and that is the only record that I did not beat. Pelé there is only and there will be one. The same is because God wants me “, joked the soccer player in addition. “There was a king and there will still be some princes. But I won three World Championships,” he added.