Pele changed his mind and chose Messi

Pele changed his mind and chose Messi

Who is the best footballer of the time? Pele changed his mind about this question after a gap of one month. The ride is not Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi was chosen as the only player to win three Brazilian World Cup legend.

According to many, the best footballer in history. The former World Cup winner, who won the World Cup for the country in 1958, 1962 and 1970, told Dello Sport that he would have taken a leap if he had the chance to play with Messi.

"I will choose Leo Messi for the best. He is a skilled player, contributes to goals, passes, scores, dribbles well. ”

"If we were playing in the same team, the opposing team would have to think of two players, not one. Messi is currently the most complete player. ”

Pele, who holds the Guinness World Record for most goals in a career with 1271 goals, voted for Ronaldo in an interview last month on the question of the best footballer of the time.

 "Currently, the best player in the world is Cristiano Ronaldo. I think he is the best. Because he is much more consistent. But of course, you can't forget Messi. But he is not a striker. ”

Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the football world for the past decade. Barcelona's Argentine star Messi has won the Ballon d'Or a record six times and Ronaldo, who left Real Madrid to join Juventus five times. There are many more personal and team achievements in the list of achievements of the two.

In his successful career, Ronaldo has scored 625 goals in 1,000 matches between clubs and national teams. Messi, who is three years younger than him, averages more goals per match; He has scored 696 goals in 657 matches.

After spending 18 years of his professional career at home club Santos, Neymar has been named the third-best footballer of all time.

“Currently there are two or three people in the best Qatar; Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and I would say Neymar, who has yet to become a special one in Brazil. "

He called himself the best footballer in history in an interview last month. This time, however, he did not comment on the matter.

Diego Maradona's name also came up with Pele on the question of the best footballer in history. The opponent has not put Argentina in the list before, but this time he has put it in the list of greats.

“There are two or three great footballers in every country with a great football tradition. Eusebio, (Antonio) Simos, (Johan) Cruyff, (Franz) Beckenbauer, (Diego) Maradona, Garincha, Didi. How many people did I name? There are many. ”