EL FÚTBOL ES EL ÚNICO ESPECTÁCULO VERDADERAMENTE UNIVERSAL. Su difusión y nivel de convocatoria superan no solo a los demás deportes, sino a cualquier otra forma de entretenimiento. Nada que pueda crearse en un estudio de Hollywood se acerca siquiera al alcance que tiene esta disciplina. El fútbol se juega en las grandes urbes y también en los poblados más remotos. Es una pasión que tiende puentes entre todas las naciones del planeta. Mientras la pelota rueda, las afiliaciones políticas, ideologías y religiones se hacen a un lado y lo único que importa es lo que hacen 22 hombres dentro de una cancha.
Pero el fútbol no solo trasciende las fronteras espaciales, sino también las temporales. Las acciones de Lionel Messi y Kylian Mbappé en Qatar hace unas semanas seguirán emocionándonos tiempo después de que se hayan retirado. De la misma forma, las proezas de sus predecesores continuarán vigentes por siempre. Y entre esos individuos, quienes allanaron el camino para los ídolos de hoy, ninguno es tan grande como Edson Arantes do Nascimento, mejor conocido como "Pelé".
EL REY DEL FÚTBOL
¿Quién es el mejor jugador de fútbol de la historia? Si bien nunca habrá una respuesta que deje satisfecho a todo el mundo, y la cuestión se ha complicado aún más ahora que Messi ha sumado un Mundial a su palmarés, para muchos Pelé continúa siendo imbatible.
Izquierda: Pelé celebra tras la victoria del partido de la Copa Mundial México 1970 entre Brasil e Italia (21 de junio en el Estadio Azteca). Derecha: el astro usando un típico sombrero mexicano.
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