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[' @crxxnaldo]

Pelé [1964]

• 🏟️ 38 games
• ⏱️ 3,375 minutes
• ⚽️ 54 goals (1.44 G/90)
• 🅰️ 24 assists (0.64 A/90)
• 🔒 78 G+A (2.08 G+A/90)

• 👟 40 NPG (1.07 NPG/90)
• ⚡️ 64 NPG+A (1.71 NPG+A/90)

• 📊 78/128 team contribution (61%)
• 🏆 32/46 clutch contribution (70%)

[🐉 @Azalfooty]

Pelé 🇧🇷 - Copa Libertadores finals (honest ratings)

1962: 10.0 vs Penãrol 🇺🇾 ⚽⚽🎯
1963: 8.2 vs Boca Juniors 🇦🇷 🎯🎯
1963: 9.4 vs Boca Juniros ⚽🎯

🎯 Weighted Average: 9.20 [3 NPGs, 4 BCC]

The greatest player in finals of all time.

[' @crxxnaldo]

According to the RSSSF, Cristiano Ronaldo is now the all-time top scorer with 998 official goals.

Tally includes all leagues, national & intl cups, official tournaments, all-star games, and FIFA/UEFA games.

Under these criteria, Messi ranks 3rd (959) and Pelé ranks 11th (778).

[' @crxxnaldo]

Pelé [1963]

• 🏟️ 44 games
• ⏱️ 3,801 minutes
• ⚽️ 52 goals (1.23 G/90)
• 🅰️ 28 assists (0.66 A/90)
• 🔒 80 G+A (1.89 G+A/90)

• 👟 41 NPG (0.97 NPG/90)
• ⚡️ 69 NPG+A (1.63 NPG+A/90)

[Anamnesis del fútbol @AnamnesisF]

Goals dribbling:

134 @Pele 🇧🇷 (818🏟)
114 Lionel Messi 🇦🇷 (1137🏟)
84 Romário 🇧🇷 (925🏟
62 Cruyff 🇳🇱 (699🏟)
52 Puskás 🇭🇺 (719🏟)
52 Luis Suárez 🇺🇾 (1030🏟)
50 Neymar 🇧🇷 (747🏟)
49 George Best (691🏟)
48 Ronaldo Nazario 🇧🇷 (615🏟)

Source: @defence2attack

[🐉 @Azalfooty]

Diego Maradona vs Colombia 1985 World Cup Qualifiers 🇨🇴

El Pibe de Oro 🪄

[plumber_football @tichyburner]

Hagi 1988/89 UCL stats, updated version

[' @crxxnaldo]

🇵🇹 🫂 🇦🇷

[' @crxxnaldo]

Pelé for New York Cosmos

• 🏟️ 64 games
• ⏱️ 5,738 mins
• ⚽️ 37 goals (0.58 p90)
• 🅰️ 35 GCA (0.55 p90)
• 🔒 72 G+GCA (1.13 p90)

• 👟 35 NPG (0.55 p90)
• ⚡️ 70 NPG+GCA (1.10 p90)

• 📊 72/161 team contributions (45%)
• 🏆 35/69 clutch contributions (51%)

[' @crxxnaldo]

Yet Portuguese people disrespect this man.

[' @crxxnaldo]

Pelé [1962]

• 🏟️ 40 games
• ⏱️ 3,493 minutes
• ⚽️ 54 goals (1.39 G/90)
• 🅰️ 31 assists (0.80 A/90)
• 🔒 85 G+A (2.19 G+A/90)

• 👟 48 NPG (1.24 NPG/90)
• ⚡️ 79 NPG+A (2.04 NPG+A/90)

[LBerlim 🇧🇷🪷✠ @lberlim88]

Messi with this performance is a 10 rating

[' @crxxnaldo]

Pelé
[September 1961]

• 🏟️ 5 games
• ⏱️ 448 mins
• ⚽️ 18 goals (3.62 G/90)
• 🅰️ 4 assists (0.80 A/90)
• 🔒 22 G+A (4.42 G+A/90)

• 👟 17 NPG (3.42 NPG/90)
• ⚡️ 21 NPG+A (4.22 NPG+A/90)

• 📊 22/30 team contributions (73%)
• 🏆 6/9 clutch contributions (67%)

[' @crxxnaldo]

Pelé
[October 1958]

• 🏟️ 8 games
• ⏱️ 720 mins
• ⚽️ 16 goals (2.00 G/90)
• 🅰️ 5 assists (0.63 A/90)
• 🔒 21 G+A (2.63 G+A/90)

• 👟 13 NPG (1.63 NPG/90)
• ⚡️ 18 NPG+A (2.25 NPG+A/90)

• 📊 21/35 team contributions (60%)
• 🏆 5/8 clutch contributions (63%)

[' @crxxnaldo]

A short story.

2015–2022: "You don't need an international trophy to be the GOAT."

2022–Present: "You can't be the GOAT without winning a World Cup."

[' @crxxnaldo]

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Eusébio
[FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]

• Games:
Ronaldo: 52 - Eusébio: 18

• Mins:
Ronaldo: 4,361 - Eusébio: 1,526

• Goals:
Ronaldo: 41 - Eusébio: 12

• NPG:
Ronaldo: 36 - Eusébio: 11

• Successful Qualification Campaigns::
Ronaldo: 6/6 - Eusébio: 1/4

[' @crxxnaldo]

Every Ronaldo hater is hyping up Eusébio's 1966 World Cup run and Portugal's bronze medal. Sure, it deserves appreciation.

But the funniest part is that these same people were hating on Mbappé and the third-place match when he scored two against England this WC.

Hypocrisy?

[Wand 🎯🧮 @Wand_Stats]

Uma da grandes histórias do futebol.

[🐉 @Azalfooty]

Sandor Kocsis 1954 World Cup 🇭🇺 (honest ratings)

(QF) 8.0 vs Brazil 🇧🇷 ⚽⚽❌
(SF) 9.5 vs Uruguay 🇺🇾 ⚽⚽🎯❌
(F) 7.8 vs West Germany 🇩🇪 🎯🎾

🎯 Weighted Average: 8.43 [4 NPGs, 2 BCC, 2 BCM, 1 QCC]

*Based on only available footage.

[LBerlim 🇧🇷🪷✠ @lberlim88]

Messi vs Pelé Comparison:
Goalscoring - 🇧🇷 (1281G vs 931G)
Playmaking - 🇧🇷 (595A vs 424A)
League - 🇧🇷 (image 2)
UCL/CL - 🇧🇷 (image 1)
Copa - 🇧🇷 (best campaign oat)
World Cup - 🇧🇷 (easily)
Big Games - 🇧🇷 (G/A in finals)
Peak - 🇧🇷 (1959, 1961, 1965 >)
Longevity - 🇦🇷 (39yo > 36yo)