Lionel Messi Shows How PELE Scored 1200 Goals

Pele's Club Santos FC appears to believe that Pele's 448 goals in friendlies should carry equal weight, and that therefore Pele remains the true leader in goals for one team. "A goal against Transvaal (of Surinam) is worth the same as one scored against Real Madrid, in the middle of the Santiago Bernabeu." "In the last few days, much has been said in the press and on social media about the number of goals scored by Pele with the Santos shirt. According to some statisticians, Argentine Lionel Messi (Barcelona) became the player with the most goals for the same club, reaching 644 goals for the Catalan club, excluding friendly matches - called by some as official goals. Pele scored 1,091 goals for Santos. In the accounts of the specialised press, the King of Football scored 643 in competitions and the 448 goals scored in friendly matches and competitions were ostracised, as if they had less value than the others."