Holy, Footballs, Batman! Brazilian soccer legend Pele, arguably the world greatest footballer of all-time, now aged 70 – is seriously considering coming out of retirement to play for the Brazilian giants Santos in the Club World Cup tournament come December in Japan.
Why is Pele so determined to put his boots back on?
Santos’ Club President – Luis Alvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro – shared the following on Radio Globo and Globe Esporte:
“Pele was positive and promised to ‘train to get fit and participate in a few minutes’, if possible, He will be registered with the number 10 shirt.
At the time of my speech [in the board meeting], it struck me that Pele was a three-time World Champion (1958, 62 and 70) with the national team, but only twice with Santos (62 and 63 – Intercontinental Cup).
Now, 48 years later, he will have the opportunity to be a three-time World Champion at club level and also be part of the Santos team.”
Reference: Sambafoot.com
Why is Pele is considered to be the greatest World Cup player ever? Watch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNb6Aw_TMUs
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