Who is best Pele or Messi?

Messi has 774 goals to his name at club and international level combined, while Pele is believed to have 762 - a figure that continues to be disputed to this very day, including by the man himself, who believes he has over 1,000.

Who is better -- Pele or Messi?

The Argentine has scored more World Cup goals - 13 - than his two rivals, though he's played more games. Pele hit 12 goals at the World Cup and Ronaldo has notched eight times. Pele's ratio, though, sees him come out on top again; 0.86 compared to Messi on 0.5 and Ronaldo on 0.36.

Who is better than Messi?

Ronaldo has scored more goals and won two 'Best FIFA Men's Player' awards, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7).

Who is best Maradona or Pele?

They both played a similar number of games with their national team, with Maradona scoring 34 goals in 91 games with Argentina, while Pele scored 77 in 90 games with Brazil. Maradona won the 1986 FIFA World Cup and reached the 1990's FIFA World Cup final against Germany, but unfortunately lost.

Is Pele really the best of all time?

Pelé was not just a Brazilian legend or one of football's greats. He was, as hailed by his countrymen, “O Rei,” the king (in Portuguese). And yes, the king of football. It's trailblazer, icon and the greatest ever to play the game.

Messi vs. Pele - Who is better?

Who is king of football now?

Sunil Chhetri is regarded as the God of football in India. As of 24 March 2023, he has scored 85 goals in 133 international appearances.

Who is faster than Messi?

Cristiano Ronaldo is considered to be the fastest player in the world, while Lionel Messi is known for his speed and dribbling ability.

Is Pele score 1000 goals true?

Pele career goals

His best year was 1959 with 126, and the Milesimo (1000th goal) came from a penalty for his club Santos at the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, on 19 November 1969 when playing his 909th first-class match. He later added two more goals in special appearances,” the Guinness World Record site notes.

Did Pele score 1200 goals?

Precisely how many time Pele hit the net is a matter of debate, with most statisticians agreeing the number is between 1,281 and 1,283. FIFA put his overall total at more than 1,200 - over 1,000 of which came for his first club, Santos. Most of the others came for the New York Cosmos and Brazil.

Did Pele choose Messi or Ronaldo?

Pele was once given the onerous task of choosing between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The Brazilian great picked Argentina captain Messi. Messi and Ronaldo are the two most outstanding players of the modern era, and the debate about who's better is eternal.

Why Pele is so great?

Brazilian football icon Pele (1940-2022) is the only player in the history of the game to win three World Cups, achievements that helped earn him legendary status. Pele, among football's most prolific scorers, spent nearly two decades mesmerising fans and dazzling opponents with his skills.

Who scored more goals than Pele?

Lionel Messi has scored the most goals for one club. Pelé held the world record for around 50 years. Josef Bican is credited by FIFA with 805 goals.

Which player has 805 goals?

There have been many contradictory reports about Josef Bican's official tally of goals, but following a 2020 tribute by FIFA on his birth anniversary, it was finally confirmed that he amassed 805 goals in a career that spanned between 1931 to 1955.

Who is faster than Mbappe?

According to data presented by Sports Lens, Sulemana ranked as the fastest player in the 2022 FIFA World Cup when playing for Ghana against Uruguay, with a speed of 35.7 kilometres per hour. This made him faster than France's Kylian Mbappe, who was actually ninth in the rankings on 35.3 kilometres per hour.

Is Mbappe faster than Messi?

But in terms of pure leg-blurring pace, Mbappe is the speedier of the two. Though Mbappe would win that 100m race, if the track was littered with obstacles and they had to dribble their way to the finish line, I would back Messi.

Who is faster cr7 or Messi?

In 2021, Ronaldo's top speed was higher than Messi's by 1 kmph. This difference in speeds was revealed during an experiment where they ran against each other on a track.

Who is best player in this world?

Lionel Messi (PSG & Argentina) (Total Football Goals: 823)

Who is the free king in football?

Which player has scored most free-kick goals in world football? While Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have earned the moniker of best free-kick takers in modern-day football, it is Brazil's Juninho Pernambucano who has the most free-kick goals in football.

Is Messi the greatest of all time?

So has the one whether or not Messi is the best of all time. The answer to that question is simple: Yes. Lionel Messi is the best men's soccer player of all time. Winning the World Cup cemented that part of his legacy but he never really needed it.

Who is better Ronaldo or Maradona?

Everything that we've gone over so far points us in this direction – Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest footballer from these three, and perhaps in the history of the game.