In an interview with Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo made statements that were not well received in Brazil
Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly one of the greatest media figures in football history. For many, the Portuguese is simply the best European footballer in history, while others consider him the best of all time.
What is indisputable is that he is a football legend who, at 39, continues to make people talk about him, both for his performances on the pitch and for his statements off it.
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Mocking Pele?
Recently, in his new and already popular YouTube channel, UR · Cristiano, the Portuguese star chatted with a former Manchester United teammate, Rio Ferdinand, and mentioned his next big personal goal, leaving a small criticism, perhaps a little mocking, towards Pelé:
The arrogance from someone that’s failed to even score or assist in a World Cup knockout game in 8 attempts. pic.twitter.com/XmhWl2Z4o7
— All Things Brazil™ 🇧🇷 (@SelecaoTalk) August 28, 2024
“The best mark I aspire to reach in football is, first, to reach 900 goals, so my next challenge is to reach 1,000. But with a big difference: all my goals are filmed, so I can prove them. They are all on video.”
At that moment, his interlocutor, Rio Ferdinand, asked him: “Are you talking about Di Stéfano, Pelé?”, to which CR7 replied:
“Listen to me, I respect them all, but my goals are all real goals… And if you want more goals, we can count the ones I score in training too. No problem,” concluded the Portuguese.
These statements were obviously not well received by the Brazilian public who, aware of the mockery that exists around the figure of Pelé, who would not have scored all the goals that he claimed to have scored and who “counted the goals scored in training” and “those in the schoolyard”, saw these statements as a direct mockery of Pelé.
🎶 Only Pelé, only Pelé…
📹 On video! pic.twitter.com/yBomD2o1a3
— Brazilian Championship Betano (@Brasileirao) August 28, 2024
Hours after these statements went viral, the official X account (formerly Twitter) of the Brasileirão published a video showing, immortalized on video, the moment when Pelé scored his 1000th goal as a professional, in a match against Vasco da Gama.
The names of Cristiano and the late Pele were trending for most of the night, with fans around the world sharing their comments on these “disrespectful” statements from Cristiano, while many defended the Portuguese due to the lack of recorded material of these O Rei statistics.
Did Pele score more than 1000 goals?
According to institutions of the stature of FIFA, IFFHS or Guinness World Records, the answer is yes.
🔙 #OnThisDay in 1969 @VascodaGama & @SantosFC fans headed to the @maracana to see the same thing. 12 minutes from time the stadium erupted as they got their wish: @Pele scored his 1,000th goal ⚽️
🗣️ “The noise was deafening, the scenes were indescribable,” said ‘The King’ 👑 pic.twitter.com/llQCGHOAPl
— FIFA (@FIFAcom) November 19, 2020
Pelé has received countless recognitions, certificates and awards validating him as the historical top scorer at the professional level with 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches, information verifiable on the official FIFA website.
Here is your proof:
– Guiness World Records
– FIFA
– IFFHS pic.twitter.com/pVQ1XbJxXp— Ginga Bonito 🇧🇷 (@GingaBonitoHub) August 28, 2024
The full video
Published on the current sensational YouTube channel, UR · Cristiano, the new platform of the Portuguese star who, in record time, has reached the figure of 50 million subscribers and continues to grow, you will be able to see the entire interview between CR7 and Rio Ferdinand.
Article Originally written by Angel Yngargiola
