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Pelé Pelé with Brazil in 1970 Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-10-23) 23 October 1940 Três Corações, Brazil Died 29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) (aged 82) São Paulo, Brazil Resting place Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica, Santos, São Paulo Occupations Footballer humanitarian Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Spouses Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi (m. 1966; div. 1982) Assíria Lemos Seixas (m. 1994 ...
Pelé was a Brazilian professional footballer who represented the Brazil national football team as a forward from 1957 to 1971. Throughout his career, Pelé scored 77 goals in 92 [a] international appearances. [b][1] He remained Brazil's top goalscorer for over 60 years, before being surpassed by Neymar in 2023. [2][5] Pelé made his debut for ...
Lionel Messi is an Argentine footballer who has represented the Argentina national team from his debut in 2005. Since then, Messi has scored 109 goals in 187 international appearances, [1][2] making him the country's all-time top scorer; he surpassed Gabriel Batistuta 's record of 54 goals with a free kick against the United States in the semi ...
Lionel Andrés " Leo " Messi[note 1] (Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ⓘ; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a ...
The Ballon d'Or Dream Team is an all-time all-star team published by France Football on 14 December 2020 after conducting an internet poll of fans to select a football dream team starting from October 2020. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The final team was selected by 140 France Football correspondents around the world. [ 4 ][ 5 ] A second and a third team ...
– Barcelona's then assistant coach Henk ten Cate on Messi's first-team debut. During the 2003–04 season, his fourth with Barcelona, Lionel Messi rapidly progressed through the club's ranks, debuting for four youth teams in a single campaign. After being named player of the tournament in four international pre-season competitions with the Juveniles B, he played only one official match with ...
Messi's World Cup: The Rise of a Legend is a biographical documentary series produced in a collaboration between Apple TV+, SMUGGLER Entertainment and Pegsa Group.The series follows Lionel Messi's triumphant career, his overall impact on football and shows his journey of highs and lows with the Argentina national football team across five World Cups, culminating with his fairytale ending of ...
Most Copa América tournaments played: 7 – Lionel Messi in 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2024. Most Copa América appearances made: 39 – Lionel Messi. Youngest player: Diego Maradona, 16 years, 120 days old against Hungary on 27 February 1977. Youngest player to reach 100 caps: Lionel Messi, 27 years, 361 days old against Jamaica ...