Brazilian legend Pelé has passed away at 82

[RocknRam29]

RIP. Fuck Cancer


View: https://twitter.com/AP/status/1608537924089380864

 

[Riverumbbq]

Absolutely amazing player. RIP.

 

[OldSchool]

RIP Goat

 

[Selassie I]

Man... it's strange that I just posted a pic of the soccer ball he signed for me only a week ago and this happens. I had no idea that he was even ill until yesterday.

For most of you who probably never look over at the soccer thread, here's a pic of the ball he signed for me...

 

[HX76]

Man... it's strange that I just posted a pic of the soccer ball he signed for me only a week ago and this happens. I had no idea that he was even ill until yesterday.

For most of you who probably never look over at the soccer thread, here's a pic of the ball he signed for me...


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Might be worth a few more quid now.

RIP

 

[Dodgersrf]

Back in the 70's, there were 3 people that were superheroes.
Evil Knievel, Mohammed Ali and Pele.

Every kid I knew, loved and emulated these guys.

Late edit:
Make that 4.
Bruce Lee was among them as well.

 

[Loyal]

Back in the 70's, there were 3 people that were superheroes.
Evil Knievel, Mohammed Ali and Pele.

Every kid I knew, loved and emulated these guys.

In the 70's I knew he was the best soccer player in the world, but I never saw soccer on TV. If it wasn't USC , UCLA, Lakers, Rams, Dodgers or sometimes Bowling-For-Dollars with Chick Hearn, I didn't see it.
RIP Pele.

 

[XXXIVwin]

In my opinion Pele is the GOAT, with Messi not far behind.

Saw a highlight video recently (don't know the link) showing Pele doing moves that were later made famous by others-- like the Cruyff turn, and some dribbling moves by the great Brazilians Ronaldo and Ronaldinho. Bicycle kicks, rainbows-- you name it, Pele did it. The guy was WAY ahead of his time. IMHO the 2 reasons he isn't revered even more is: (a) recency bias and (b) the poor quality of highlight reels from the 50s and 60s.

Pele was just the DOMINANT player of his time, no one came even remotely close. RIP

 

[XXXIVwin]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFQ57lZ3zs


Not the exact vid I was looking for, but pretty good.

BTW I've played soccer my whole life, and I'm still a weekend warrior. I probably understand soccer tactics better than football...

 

[RamFan503]

I've never been a soccer fan but Pele was THE guy. RIP to the one who even made me notice soccer.

 

[CGI_Ram]

If you played soccer, like me, you attempted this kick 100’s of times.

You probably even said out loud “Pele” after every attempt.

I know I did.

 

[Classic Rams]

Saw him play live at Aloha Stadium back in April 1977. Dad took me and my 2 sisters to watch Team Hawaii play the Cosmos.

Yeah we wanted the home team to pull off a miracle but wanted to see Pele do his thing too. NY won 2-1.

2 things I remember about that night.

Hawaii's goalie (Peter Fox) ran out to Pele during an early play and used his body to knock the ball away. Great play. But the Cosmos were just too good.

Also during halftime the stadium crew tossed soccer balls from the field to the audience. My sister just about reached up and caught one, but a shorter kid came running out of nowhere, jumped in front of her and caught it and scurried away.

Fun memories. RIP Pele... legend.

 

[Selassie I]

Saw him play live at Aloha Stadium back in April 1977. Dad took me and my 2 sisters to watch Team Hawaii play the Cosmos.

Yeah we wanted the home team to pull off a miracle but wanted to see Pele do his thing too. NY won 2-1.

2 things I remember about that night.

Hawaii's goalie (Peter Fox) ran out to Pele during an early play and used his body to knock the ball away. Great play. But the Cosmos were just too good.

Also during halftime the stadium crew tossed soccer balls from the field to the audience. My sister just about reached up and caught one, but a shorter kid came running out of nowhere, jumped in front of her and caught it and scurried away.

Fun memories. RIP Pele... legend.

Aloha stadium?

If so... that was a fun atmosphere back then. I went a couple of Pro Bowls there way back in the day.

 

[RamFan503]

I went a couple of Pro Bowls there way back in the day.

A little pigeon creeping on on that sentence.

 

[Selassie I]

A little pigeon creeping on on that sentence.

Involuntary too. How crazy. LOL