“The pearl of the world sport is gone. Such a person is born once in 100 years” – Gladilin on Pele’s death

Three-time world champion Pele is the most outstanding football player of the last century, such a person is born once in 100 years, said former Spartak player Valery Gladilin.

Pele passed away on Thursday at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer. Earlier it became known that the body of the Brazilian stopped responding to chemotherapy.

– Pele is the most outstanding football player and even an athlete of the last century. This is recognized by everyone. The achievement that he managed to create with his team, with the Brazilian national team, probably no one will be able to repeat it. Win the World Championship three times, which takes place every four years – you need to win your whole career! And he participated in four world championships.

His records, which he set for goals scored, they still have not been beaten. Such a person is born once in 100 years. For now, we don’t expect to see another one like this. Of course, we have a talented Messi, but he is far from Pele. Messi won the World Cup once and won’t win again.

The record that Pele set, the personality of Pele, his mark in world sports – this will remain forever. Not only a great football player has left, but also a great athlete who will forever remain in the memory of all peoples. This property is not only Brazilian football, but the whole world. The pearl of the world sport is gone, – Gladilin told Vprognoze.ru.

Pele is the only three-time world football champion (1958, 1962, 1970). He played 92 matches for Brazil and scored 77 goals. At the club level, the striker played for the Brazilian Santos and New York Cosmos.