The International Football Thread

[DDA 9,690]

RIP PELE. 

[Vesper 28,768]

3 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Pele gone. 

 

[robsblubot 3,502]

In many places, esp in Brazil, the word "Pele" is used as an adjective.

Assuming you know your music... for me the best way to think about this is, Pele was Sebastian Bach. Who is Mozart (Messi for me eh) or Beethoven? that's very personal. Pele changed the game and popularized it. Yes, FIFA benefitted tremendously and used him quite a bit, which does not make his feat any smaller.

As a player, very little else to be said. Just read about his life, his accomplishments, and do watch videos. Yes, the game was a lot slower then, but it was slower for everyone--not just him.

Edited December 29, 2022 by robsblubot

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

1 minute ago, robsblubot said:

Yes, the game was a lot slower then, but it was slower for everyone--not just him.

Comparing decades is difficult and pointless. What needs to be said is that he was decades ahead of his time with what he could do on the ball. Much like Di Stefano. 

An icon that transcends the sport itself. 

[Vesper 28,768]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmw0NoRJEUm/

 

[Fernando 6,453]

I remember reading that wars would stop to watch Pele play. 

It's hard to say who was the best as many people say different ages, style of game and such. 

To me, the best futbol I have ever seen was Ronaldinho. I don't consider Ronaldinho in the same bracket as Maradona, Messi, Pele, BUT I have never seen a player play the way Ronaldinho did in that short time span, he was just too good. 

That was the best futbol I ever seen from a player, ever. 

Edited December 29, 2022 by Fernando

[Vesper 28,768]

Edited December 29, 2022 by Vesper

[MoroccanBlue 5,296]

82 still too young imo. 🙁

[Vesper 28,768]

Brazil 4-1 Italy | Extended Highlights | 1970 FIFA World Cup Final

Edited December 29, 2022 by Vesper

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

20 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said:

82 still too young imo. 🙁

Average life expectancy for males in Brazil is 73. Highest life expectancy in the world for males is South Korea. 82.46 years. Pele was 82 and 2 months. 

[cosmicway 1,323]

RIP king.

[robsblubot 3,502]

3 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Comparing decades is difficult and pointless. What needs to be said is that he was decades ahead of his time with what he could do on the ball. Much like Di Stefano. 

An icon that transcends the sport itself. 

agreed. That was precisely my point with the music analogy: it's always evolving... carriages to cars (sorry 😅).

[Vesper 28,768]

On 20/12/2022 at 07:14, KEVINAA said:

EXCLUSIVE: Gianni Infantino wants to hold the World Cup every THREE YEARS after being emboldened by the commercial success of Qatar 2022 - with the FIFA president convinced that staging the tournament in the European winter is a game-changer

FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to hold the World Cup every three years

He is convinced that staging it in Europe's winter has proved a game-changer 

Infantino’s long-term ambition is to institute a radical new tournament cycle 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11555609/FIFA-boss-Gianni-Infantino-wants-hold-World-Cup-THREE-years.html

 

 

wtf, just saw this

[cosmicway 1,323]

PELE IN GREECE

Let's remember a funny story of the departed, as is the custom.
It's about the famous Olympiakos - Santos 2-1 of 1961, which was made into a song by the bouzouki master Giorgos Zambetas.
What happened then ?
Santos had been touring Europe where they gave a thrashing to all the known European giants of the time:
Real Madrid, Benfica, Inter, Juventus ...
They also came to Greece for just one game, against AEK Athens and Santos won by 3-0.
But the Greek association managed to convince the Brazilians to play one more, against Panathinaikos and Santos again won by 3-2.
After this they all went to the beach, Asteras-Glyfada, to spend a couple of days and then fly to Brazil.
The players were swimming all day and the consumption of beer was breaking a record.
But at this point the agents convinced the Santos team to play one more, against Olympiakos of Piraeus !
The players were clueless about it and did not understand what was going on.
So they were pulled out of the water by force.
Pele after consuming lots of beer was sound asleep.
Someone pressed his tummy with his finger to wake him up and a beer jet came out and hit the ceiling, or so the ancient employees of EOT Asteras-Glyfada relate.
So they were all taken on stretchers to the stadium to play with Olympiakos and lost 2-1.
Also the referee of the match favoured Olympiakos by sending off one of the Santos players (Coutinho) and Santos finished with ten men,

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

Martinez destroyed golden Belgium generation and now hired to do the same with Portugal.

[TheHulk 1,855]

1 minute ago, NikkiCFC said:

Martinez destroyed golden Belgium generation and now hired to do the same with Portugal.

How this idiot keeps getting all top jobs, he sucks.

[Vesper 28,768]

so the FIFA World Club Cup started yesterday

and it had a world's first, and will have another one on Saturday

the ref, for the first time ever in a FIFA tournament, went live on his mic and explained the VAR rulings in detail

also,

Saturday, the 4th of February

will be the first time EVER an American club plays in a FIFA world club championship event

Seattle Sounders

they play Egyptian side Al Ahly in Tangier, and the winner plays Real Madrid

Edited February 2, 2023 by Vesper

[NikkiCFC 7,942]

Varane retired already.