jono Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I guess come 1970 he might have been past his peak but that team revolved around him, they played the most beautiful, sublime and joyful football. A God has passed. An icon, a legend and beyond anything else, a sportsman, the definition of a star. Sad day. We see stats, great goals, skill and all such from Messi and Ronaldo but with Pele you saw the unfettered joy of a man with the ball at his feet doing wonderful things. Ellafella and cstand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 (edited) RIP Pele. The world's greatest footballer. Viagra's finest ssalesperson (apparently he got ripped off for all his money and there's a whole generation in America only know him from Viagra advertising) Edited December 29, 2022 by RadioactiveWaste Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IslandExile Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Pele. The greatest footballer. Brazil 1970, the greatest team ever. Their fourth goal in the final, the best goal. RIP champion. Ellafella, GB SPORTS and FlyBritishMidland 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 minute ago, IslandExile said: Pele. The greatest footballer. Brazil 1970, the greatest team ever. Their fourth goal in the final, the best goal. RIP champion. The most beautiful goal by the most beautiful team IslandExile, Ellafella and cstand 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maydrakin Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I have to say I am more upset about hearing this than I thought I would be. I never saw him play, never saw him beyond his role as an ambassador really, but understand he was the greatest player of not just his time, but arguably ever. He’s been a living legend for my whole life, and now he’ll live on in the memories of football fans for many years. My son always goes on about how great he was and has a Brazil shirt with Pele 10 on his back… A true legend, who will be missed by the world. Mucker1884, IslandExile and Ellafella 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dordogne-Ram Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I was fortunate enough to see him in the 1966 World Cup Group game at Goodison Park, unfortunately only briefly due to the horrendous tackle on him by Portugal's left half Morais. But that was long enough to appreciate his sublime skills, and he more than lived up to his already prodigious footballing reputation. RIP Pele. cstand, Ellafella, EtoileSportiveDeDerby and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted December 29, 2022 Share Posted December 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, Dordogne-Ram said: I was fortunate enough to see him in the 1966 World Cup Group game at Goodison Park, unfortunately only briefly due to the horrendous tackle on him by Portugal's left half Morais. But that was long enough to appreciate his sublime skills, and he more than lived up to his already prodigious footballing reputation. RIP Pele. I think Pele was kicked out of the 1962 and 1966 World Cups after winning the 1958 one. It was the only way to stop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Datdo-Dishes Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 9 hours ago, RadioactiveWaste said: RIP Pele. The world's greatest footballer. Viagra's finest ssalesperson (apparently he got ripped off for all his money and there's a whole generation in America only know him from Viagra advertising) Sad news to hear of his passing ☹️ Not great to hear that he got stiffed from selling Viagra too. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Hans Datdo-Dishes said: Sad news to hear of his passing ☹️ Not great to hear that he got stiffed from selling Viagra too. Im hazy on the details, but yeah he got ripped off and ended up on Viagra advertising when he should've been able to live out his life comfortably after retiring (it's what I heard anyway). Hans Datdo-Dishes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 A wonderful man. The greatest footballer. A sporting icon. A memory maker. A true legend. Rest in peace sir, and thank you a million times over. xxx Ellafella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elwood P Dowd Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I think Pele will certainly be first choice in gods celestial starting eleven ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimmu Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Nice tribute this one, worth a watch. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 I don't bandy the word great about too much...Pele was a great ? His only mistake in life was this...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted December 30, 2022 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Can’t go along with the idea Pele did it first. Football was around for half a century before Pele even kicked a ball. You can’t say he was the first to do a cruyff turn, bicycle kick, score from the halfway line, take on about five players before scoring. From all accounts though he was the greatest of his generation and better than all of those before him. We have it ingrained in us that Brazil are the kings of football. The ‘just like Brazil’ thought will never go away. As kids we always recognized Pele as a symbol of football greatness. His name will endure. A true legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Bit random but can anyone connect the dots as to why Clinton Morrison and Pele are in front of our badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, TuffLuff said: Bit random but can anyone connect the dots as to why Clinton Morrison and Pele are in front of our badge? cstand and TuffLuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 2 hours ago, TuffLuff said: Bit random but can anyone connect the dots as to why Clinton Morrison and Pele are in front of our badge? He lives local for some reason and Pele did an appearance at Pride Park in 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Could someone please add a respectful “RIP” to the title? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram-Alf Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Wow...? https://news.sky.com/story/fifa-to-ask-every-country-to-name-a-stadium-in-honour-of-football-great-pele-gianni-infantino-says-12778523 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 36 minutes ago, The Last Post said: Wow...? https://news.sky.com/story/fifa-to-ask-every-country-to-name-a-stadium-in-honour-of-football-great-pele-gianni-infantino-says-12778523 Much as I loved Pele, what an absolutely ridiculous idea. Most countries have one national stadium at most - which they’re unlikely to want to rename - forget Wembley, let’s call it the Pele Stadium - yeah right…. As for other major stadiums, has the numpty not seen the way they’re named according to sponsorship arrangements? Can you imagine, for example, Arsenal renaming the Emirates as the Pele Stadium and throwing away many millions on sponsorship just to keep the prat in charge of FIFA happy? The bloke may not be as corrupt as Blatter, (thoughI i wouldn’t be surprised if some evidence of dodgy dealing feathering his own pocket appears at some part in the future) but he’s certainly in the same league as far as stupidity goes….. Ram-Alf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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