Zico & Socrates are players I would buy a ticket to watch: Pele

When asked about who were the greatest Brazilian footballers he had played with, Pele named Garrincha, Didi and Falcao. He though had a different answer when asked which player would he would buy a ticket to go and watch. “Zico, Socrates are the players I would buy a ticket to go and watch”, he said. Both Zico and Socrates were part of the Brazilian team which played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup. That team is widely considered as the best Brazilian team to have never won the coveted trophy.

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