The Guinness Book of World Records states that Pele scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 games. His former club Santos have given a figure of 1,281 in 1,365 matches. In a 2015 tweet, the man himself ...

The exact number of goals Pele scored in his career is a matter of dispute and figures vary, but he is reported to have found the net over 1,000 times. According to FIFA's official website ...

We've done some digging through the history books.

But there is still plenty of dispute over Bican's actual numbers, with the late Brazilian icon Pele also claiming to have scored more than 1,000 career goals — though that total includes friendlies.

I admire you very much, Leo Messi ... in determining just how many more goals Messi will score in a Barcelona shirt. Avi Creditor is a senior editor and has covered soccer for more than a ...