So... so sad. The passing of a true legend indeed. I remember having started a thread here on GOATS in different sports a while back... and to me Pele has always been the one in football (soccer).

But even more than that... he was charismatic in a way that few GOATs in their respective sports are. By all accounts a wonderful human being.

GOAT conversations will always bring up the usual names... Maradona, Ronaldo, Messi... and all are extremely deserving and a case can be made for all of them.

But to me Pele was it.

The timing of his death is inescapable... having occurred right after the conclusion of probably the greatest World Cup final ever.

So one ATG finally gets his championship... and soon after the GOAT passes away.

R.I.P. Pele.