How the hell is Neymar allowed to wear number 10?

[froggle]

They're referencing the first picture which is obviously Ronaldinho.

i thought I only saw 2 pics, my bad playa's

 

[mastermind]

that's an american tradition. brazilian and soccer tradition in general says players are numbered according to position, even though a lotta clubs and teams dont follow that anymore

also pele is a bytch who hasn't been worth shyt since he stopped playing the game. fukk him, he's a shill for whatever government official or corporate suit hands him the most cash. he doesnt deserve half of what he has

imma be real about this, while Pele is a legit scumbag and deserves no praise I do respect him for getting paid. I say that because the Brazilian government forced him to stay at Santos and not get top dollar for years. He only started seeing real money when he went to the Cosmos.

He is a corporate shill who supports the government, but I get it.

 

[Tide Run This]

Brazil gonna get me this paper tomorrow I don't give a fukk if his number is 1027820 tomorrow fukk it

 

[I.AM.PIFF]

World cup squads number go from 1 to 23. Can't retire a number from the world cup. Argentina already tried that (Maradona's number 10 jersey) in 2002 but was denied by FIFA. Clubs do retire jerseys tho, but most are for deceased players :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retired_numbers_in_association_football

 

[Piff Huxtable]

World cup squads number go from 1 to 23. Can't retire a number from the world cup. Argentina already tried that (Maradona's number 10 jersey) in 2002 but was denied by FIFA. Clubs do retire jerseys tho, but most are for deceased players :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retired_numbers_in_association_football

Paolo Maldini the gawd

 

[dennis roadman]

imma be real about this, while Pele is a legit scumbag and deserves no praise I do respect him for getting paid. I say that because the Brazilian government forced him to stay at Santos and not get top dollar for years. He only started seeing real money when he went to the Cosmos.

He is a corporate shill who supports the government, but I get it.

yeah but the cosmos thing was in the 70s, and he's been a puppet since then. brazil's government was a military dictatorship then, he coulda left the whole country and played in europe somewhere. but then again he wouldn't have been able to play with garrincha on the NT sooo good choice pele

also, ronaldinho won a copa libertadores last summer, but he's been washed up huh? euro centric coli posters

 

[Greenstrings]

yeah but the cosmos thing was in the 70s, and he's been a puppet since then. brazil's government was a military dictatorship then, he coulda left the whole country and played in europe somewhere. but then again he wouldn't have been able to play with garrincha on the NT sooo good choice pele

also, ronaldinho won a copa libertadores last summer, but he's been washed up huh? euro centric coli posters

+ he was South American footballer of the year. He played some amazing football and I was genuinely saddened that they didn't take him even if I understand why.

 

[Versa]

Any links that explain how pele is a scumbag?

 

[hood b. goode]

The #10 is reserved for the creative midfielder/ striker hybrid that is usually the most important person to the team's offense. It's like 7 for NFL QBs.

Neymar is the best on Brazil or at least Top 3, so he deserves to wear it. He was anointed as the next big thing for Brazil soccer.

Retiring jersey #s is a foreign concept outside of USA sports

 

[Aimé]

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[Swagnificent]

I thought the best player is supposed to wear 10?

not always. its moreso reserved for the creative midfield player. if the best player is the striker, he usually wears 9. like OG Ronaldo for Brazil was #9 and Rivaldo their creative midfielder was #10.

though now you have cats like Neymar and Messi who are wingers taking 10 that throws this for a loop.

 

[VegetasHairline]

It's a fukking number...who fukking cares...

 

[mastermind]

yeah but the cosmos thing was in the 70s, and he's been a puppet since then. brazil's government was a military dictatorship then, he coulda left the whole country and played in europe somewhere. but then again he wouldn't have been able to play with garrincha on the NT sooo good choice pele

also, ronaldinho won a copa libertadores last summer, but he's been washed up huh? euro centric coli posters

Listen breh, and listen good. Europe is where the GOATs goto shine. All Pele needed to do was ball for small a club like Queens Park Rangers or Clymidia Krakow and he woulda ate good. Instead he was stuck at Santos making just enough.

Also Escape to Victory was loosely based on Pele's life at Santos so I get it. Use your mind optics, breh.

 

[dennis roadman]

Caro Dio, per favore benedici questi non credenti per essi non sanno quello che dicono.
In quanto tempo la gente dimentica..

Pelo amor de deus, deixa esse puto aqui prestar ao seu próprio país e nunca assumir que ele sabe do que ele não faz idéia

Os italianos vieram ao Brasil e nunca voltaram por uma boa razão, amém

 

[dennis roadman]

Listen breh, and listen good. Europe is where the GOATs goto shine. All Pele needed to do was ball for small a club like Queens Park Rangers or Clymidia Krakow and he woulda ate good. Instead he was stuck at Santos making just enough.

Also Escape to Victory was loosely based on Pele's life at Santos so I get it. Use your mind optics, breh.

if only 'arry had been there at the time to make pele relevant