Quote Originally Posted by mickd1961 View Post
My dad went to that match Lloyd.

The first great truly world footballing superstar.

Possibly Maradonna and Messi have had a bit more skill and overall talent but if you’re talking about the all time World icon then Pele stands on the same level as Muhammad Ali.

Impossible to separate those two I’d suggest?
I think Pele is # 1 in football.

The superb talent and goal scoring ability combined with excellent athleticism - 3 WC gold medals (made his debut aged 17 winning his first).

Lots of domestic records and trophies in a very good football country, and this was before ”all good non-European players had to play in Europe”.

And to that, not a cheating w**ker…