Thanks for this video – now I understand Pelé’s greatness

How could I even understand something that I have never been able to witness, writes Anssi Karjalainen.

How could I write about it?

What could I say about him?

How could I even understand something that I have never been able to witness?

How would they explain the greatness of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé?

Fortunately, football history does not forget.

I first saw the video below in 2021 when it started making the rounds on social media. During the World Cup in Qatar, the video popped into my social bubble again.

The video proves how significant a player Pelé is in the history of the sport. The video explains it all to someone who hasn’t been able to experience those moments during the legend. Now I understand the greatness of Pelé.

Pelé did it first.

If the video above does not appear, you can watch it from this link.

Pelé did it first. PDO

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