Considered by many to be the greatest footballing player of all time, Pele is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 career appearances. He is the only man to have won the World Cup three times – in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
Obviously, many of us would be biased towards George Best being considered the greatest footballer and there was mutual respect between the two of them. Pele has always said that George Best was the greatest footballer he ever saw and played the game more like a Brazilian than a European. In return, George Best always said Pele was the best.
PS: I have no idea why there is a poster of Pele hugging Ringo; there are not many royalty-free photos of Pele. It’s from street art in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Clocking off for 2022. What a night. An honour to cover this story…He’s the reason so many people fell in love with football. #Pele pic.twitter.com/AyLIhlHsZh
— Holly Hamilton (@HollyHNews) December 29, 2022
I help to manage Slugger by taking care of the site as well as running our live events. My background is in business, marketing and IT. My politics tend towards middle-of-the-road pragmatism, I am not a member of any political party. Oddly for a member of the Slugger team, I am not that interested in daily politics, preferring to write about big ideas in society. When not stuck in front of a screen, I am a parkrun Run Director.
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