By Wilson Wambua
Pele is set to blow 80 candles in his native Brazil today, to celebrate eight solid decades of a live well lived. Pele is considered the greatest ever player, having won the world Cup three times in 1958, 1962 and 1970. The trail blazing footballing legend is an avid fan of Christiano Ronaldo, the captain of Portugal and the record Champions league goal scorer.
Ronaldo is yet to win a world Cup, but has so far scored 102 goals for Portugal. The highest number of goals by a professional player.
Both speak Portuguese. The jury is still out there and who joins the Pele super league in the footballing world.
Diego Maradona, nicknamed the evil genius because of his hand assisted goal against England in 1986 has variously laid claim to the Pele league. But his drug abuse past has dented his image.
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi, the record six time Baldon D Or winner is also mentioned on the same breath of greatness as Pele.
The Pele magic clearly has eluded many. It would have been nice for the football world to witness Ronaldo, Messi, Maradona, the other Ronaldo all singing happy birthday to Pele.
