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 ...

"Now he has to score more than 1,283 goals!" *** Pele was speaking at a Snickers event that saw competition winners from over 20 countries come to Barcelona to play with the legend ...

We've done some digging through the history books.

Long before the debate became 'Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo?' the question of which player is the greatest of all time was dominated by Pele and Diego Maradona.

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.

"If you would use the word perfect, Pele almost is there ... his magical brand of soccer. He scored 1,281 goals in his 22-year career. But you didn't have to see him to believe in him.

Liverpool vs Southampton on Saturday falls very much into that category — the ... On 15 occasions in the Premier League, a team has scored five goals in the first half of a game — 50 per ...

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 ...

Edson Arantes do Nascimento won three world titles for national teams, two for clubs and scored 1283 goals in his career Rarely has it been so ... but Brazil’s genius was much more than that.