In the words of the immortal Pele himself, Messi still has a ways to go before being crowned best footballer there ever was and I couldn't agree more. I was not fortunate to see  Edson Arantes do Nascimento  play live but I have seen countless film. He's dead right about Messi being on par with him technically but that's where the comparison ends. Pele was by far a better player with results at all levels to prove. The immortal one was also better and more natural athlete...how's that Messi fans?

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