Pele may have been one of the greatest players in the history of the game, having been part of three victorious World Cup teams in 1958, 1962 and 1970, but, since retiring, he has become less respected as a pundit off-the-pitch.
The Brazilian is infamous for his numerous wrong predictions over the years. Romario once declared that "Pele is a poet when he keeps his mouth shut", while coach Luiz Felipe Scolari delivered the legendary line, "I believe Pele knows nothing about football. His analysis always turns out to be wrong. If you want to win a title, you have to listen to Pele and then do the opposite."
In light-hearted celebration of 'The King', Goal.com have put together the Top 10 Wrong Pele Predictions.
2 comments:
Nicky Butt as one of the world's best players didn't make that list? I guess it's not really a prediction.
Perhaps they went with the Barmby prediction instead. You can really only have one Nicky per top-10 list.
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