@@FMChallenger It's actually quite interesting how Ballon D'or only became a global prize in 2007, before that you could only win it if you were playing for a european club and before 1995, you were only eligible if you were from Europe. That's why George Weah was the first non-european to win it in 1995 and I think Messi is the first to win it while not playing at a European club, even though he was awarded for the PSG season.
@@FMChallenger Pele actually has 7 Ballon D'ors, i.e. Le Nouveau Palmarès (1958-1961, 1963, 1964, and 1970). In 1995, they reevaluated who would've won the Ballon D'or if the rules would not have ruled out some of the players. Those 12/39 years prior to 1995 now have two winners.
Brazilian government declared Pele an official national treasure in 1961, which made it impossible for him to leave Europe or other continents when he was at his peak.
small thing I noticed: they made some tests when he was in NY and they claimed to have found three major things: his peripheral view was claimed to be 30% wider than average (this would be seen in his vision), he had kind of a way too big ankle (which caused him to always walk a little bit leaned forward, one can see this in many pictures from the time) but also made it possible that he was able to jump over 1.20m from stand, giving him a head reach of close to 3m. this would be outstanding even today compared to his size (I read that he often jumped earlier than his opponents, so he used this advantage to stay just the fraction of a second longer in the air, which gave him the edge there). so his jumping reach should be way higher. and the most impressive was, that he had a very low pulse in training compared to his teammates and so he was able to do high demanding stuff "after 45seconds" (iirc), so his recovery was extremely high, too, which should reflect in stamina. when you think about it, with all these natural abilities they found and modern training, what would have been possible today
small bit - but MLS did not launch until the mid-nineties, the New York Cosmos were playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) when Pele was apart of their squad! MLS was only founded because FIFA stipulated that for the US to host the World Cup in '94 they would have to launch a new domestic league.
Great video! For an idea for a longer form rebuild, like the Bayern and Liverpool one, an ac Milan rebuild would be fun, im not a fan but they’ve truly dropped off a lot, 20+ points off the top of the league and havent won a ucl since 2007. Would fun a fun one to watch 😅
Aint no way you gave Pelé 8 Jumping Reach. Go watch some old videos of him and change that immediately xD
During Pele’s time only Europeans were able to win the Ballon D’or, which is why he didn’t win any
I didn't know that! How ridiculous
Yes, they reevaluated it as to who would've won if it wasn't limited to European Players. Pele would've won 7 Balloon Dors.
@@charlier2856 That's shocking that is, thanks for the information 😃
@@FMChallenger It's actually quite interesting how Ballon D'or only became a global prize in 2007, before that you could only win it if you were playing for a european club and before 1995, you were only eligible if you were from Europe. That's why George Weah was the first non-european to win it in 1995 and I think Messi is the first to win it while not playing at a European club, even though he was awarded for the PSG season.
@@FMChallenger Pele actually has 7 Ballon D'ors, i.e. Le Nouveau Palmarès (1958-1961, 1963, 1964, and 1970). In 1995, they reevaluated who would've won the Ballon D'or if the rules would not have ruled out some of the players. Those 12/39 years prior to 1995 now have two winners.
Brazilian government declared Pele an official national treasure in 1961, which made it impossible for him to leave Europe or other continents when he was at his peak.
Wow. would've been cool to see what he would've done at a European team though! 😀
small thing I noticed: they made some tests when he was in NY and they claimed to have found three major things: his peripheral view was claimed to be 30% wider than average (this would be seen in his vision), he had kind of a way too big ankle (which caused him to always walk a little bit leaned forward, one can see this in many pictures from the time) but also made it possible that he was able to jump over 1.20m from stand, giving him a head reach of close to 3m. this would be outstanding even today compared to his size (I read that he often jumped earlier than his opponents, so he used this advantage to stay just the fraction of a second longer in the air, which gave him the edge there). so his jumping reach should be way higher. and the most impressive was, that he had a very low pulse in training compared to his teammates and so he was able to do high demanding stuff "after 45seconds" (iirc), so his recovery was extremely high, too, which should reflect in stamina. when you think about it, with all these natural abilities they found and modern training, what would have been possible today
Crazy information that, thank you 😀
More of this with other legends please, great video
Thank you mate, more will be on the way 😀
small bit - but MLS did not launch until the mid-nineties, the New York Cosmos were playing in the North American Soccer League (NASL) when Pele was apart of their squad! MLS was only founded because FIFA stipulated that for the US to host the World Cup in '94 they would have to launch a new domestic league.
I never knew that, thank you for the information it's appreciated 😃
Great video! For an idea for a longer form rebuild, like the Bayern and Liverpool one, an ac Milan rebuild would be fun, im not a fan but they’ve truly dropped off a lot, 20+ points off the top of the league and havent won a ucl since 2007. Would fun a fun one to watch 😅
Thank you mate I appreciate it. You're right AC Milan is a good shout, it is possible I'll do them before fm25 😃