
Lionel Messi overtakes Pele’s goals record, but Brazil genius would have dominated today just as he did 50 years ago
Last week Lionel Messi’s hat trick for Argentina against Bolivia made him South America’s all time top goalscorer, overtaking Pele – who said farewell to international football almost exactly 50 years ago. Approaching his 81st birthday, Pele is currently recovering in a Sao Paulo hospital after an operation to remove a tumour from his intestines. […]