Pelé celebrates today his 75th birthday. Congrats to the King! The greatest football player of all time, true global idol and living legend.
According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals.[18][19] In total Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in football.[20] During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.[21] In his native Brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his accomplishments in football and for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor.
