Lionel Messi vs. Pelé

Lionel Messi vs. Pelé — page 1 — INTRODUCTION Soccer is played on a huge field This allows players to move freely and let their natural skills shine Teams can mark a star opponent with two or three defenders but the best players consistently rise above such tactics and find a way to dominate Pelé born Edson Arantes do Nascimento starred for Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s Then he helped introduce many American fans to soccer in the 1970s Lionel Messi has made a name for himself with Argentina and Fútbol Club FC Barcelona With his dazzling moves and dizzying goal scoring pace there's nobody quite like him in the modern soccer world Who's better It's an argument without a right or wrong answer We'll tell their stories and lay out the facts

Lionel Messi vs. Pelé — page 2 — MESSI OR PELÉ YOU DECIDE

Lionel Messi vs. Pelé — page 3 — Pelé excelled at finding creative ways to score goals

Lionel Messi vs. Pelé — page 4 — CHAPTER 1 SCORING Pelé began scoring goals as a professional soccer player at an early age And he never looked back He made his debut for Brazilian club Santos FC at 16 It didn't take long for the teenage soccer sensation to score his first goal More than 1 200 more would follow The goals came during his 17 year career with Santos He also starred in Brazil's bright yellow jerseys on the world's biggest soccer stage the World Cup And late in his career Pelé became one of the first international soccer stars to venture to the United States Pelé is one of the greatest goal scorers that world soccer has ever seen In fact he might have scored more goals than any player in history though it's hard to be sure Record keeping wasn't very

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