Pele Dead

[ChocolateFrog]

Tragic news, although not entirely unexpected.

[steve2]

One of the all time greats and a gentleman rip

[g4ry13]

The GOAT.

[fttm]

g4ry13 said:

The GOAT.

Absolutely

[fathomfive]

An absolute legend.

[Gargamel]

Always seemed to be a great ambassador for the sport as well as an incredible athlete and player.

[Blib]

[The jiffle king]

RIP. I did not see him play as I’m too young but the video of him is astounding.
My grandad saw him live a few times and said he was worth the entrance fee on his own.
Probably the greatest ever

[TCEvo]

RIP

[Radec]

Sad news, probably the greatest and most famous footballer of all time.

[Sn1ckers]

Truly the GOAT.

Played a style of football that will never be seen again.

[rallye101]

Sn1ckers said:

Truly the GOAT.

Played a style of football that will never be seen again.

Really!???

No argument from me as too young, what did he have that Messi/ Ronaldo don't have??

[Gweeds]

https://twitter.com/simonhfootball/status/16085435...

GOAT

[Radec]

rallye101 said:

Sn1ckers said:

Truly the GOAT.

Played a style of football that will never be seen again.

Really!???

No argument from me as too young, what did he have that Messi/ Ronaldo don't have??

Probably a few hundred more goals and 3 world cups, well 2 compared to Messi.

Nice tweet this.

https://twitter.com/trollfootball/status/160853935...

ETA - its the same as the one posted above.

[rallye101]

Cheers!! Well that summs him up nicely....bloody hell!!!

[lizardbrain]

That vid was quite an education for me too!

[ChocolateFrog]

Radec said:

Probably a few hundred more goals and 3 world cups, well 2 compared to Messi.

Nice tweet this.

https://twitter.com/trollfootball/status/160853935...

ETA - its the same as the one posted above.

That's a great tribute.

Oh for 4k footage back in the 60's.

Even some of the footage of the likes of Ronaldinho looks decidedly shonky compared to today.

[tim0409]

Why have the mods closed the thread in the news thread and combined it with this one? I have never ventured into the football forum before, and would have thought that the death of Pele was a bit more newsworthy than being relegated to a specific sub forum?

[Pitre]

tim0409 said:

Why have the mods closed the thread in the news thread and combined it with this one? I have never ventured into the football forum before, and would have thought that the death of Pele was a bit more newsworthy than being relegated to a specific sub forum?

Pele was the greatest footballer of all time. RIP.

With respect this belongs in the football forum.

[Honourable Dead Snark]

Good footballer.

Severely overrated.