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Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 by thelock85 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @05:42PM (#34179100)
Just spent a month in Rio and a friend brought this up when we were discussing Pele’s legacy (right when he was rumored to be in hospice).

I also learned that a lot of Brazilians (at least in Rio) are bigger fans of their local/favorite club team than the national team so many who aren’t Santos fans don’t consider him the greatest (even though they obviously loved him).

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Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 by boredemployee on Thursday December 29, 2022 @05:54PM (#34179215)
Not sure about the people you spent time with but, I'd say, with no doubt, that the bigger share of brazilians consider Pelé the goat.
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Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 by thelock85 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:20PM (#34179454)
I’m not qualified to say one way or the other what the majority thinks since I haven’t travelled the country talking football. But I was certainly surprised that it’s not a forgone conclusion, especially for young people who think other star players have accomplished more in the Brasileirão.
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