The first celebrity beef of 2016

                                          MAVIN RECORD BOSS vs YBNL BOSS

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Can Messi be compared to Pele?

Comparing their personal records and achievements. 

Lionel Messi is considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Messi is the only football player in history to win the FIFA Ballon d'Or four times, all of which he won consecutively, and the first player to win three European Golden Shoes. With Barcelona he has won seven La Liga titles and four UEFA Champions League titles, as well as three Copa del Rey titles. A prolific goalscorer, Messi holds the Guinness World Records titles for most goals scored in La Liga (292), a La Liga season (50), a calendar year (91), a Champions League match (five), and most Champions League seasons (five). Messi has scored a total of 436 goals in 533 appearances which means he has a scoring ability of 81.8%.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly  known as Pele is widely regarded to be the greatest player of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by theInternational Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). The same year, France Football asked their former Ballon d'Or winners to choose the Football Player of the Century; they selected Pelé. In 1999, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by theIOC, and Time named him in their list of100 most influential people of the 20th century. In 2013 he received the FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur in recognition of his career and achievements as a global icon of football.

According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful league goal scorer in the world, with 541 league goals. In total Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games, including unofficial friendlies and tour games, for which he was listed in the Guinness World Records for most career goals scored in football. Pele's scoring ability throughout his career was 94%.

After considering the statistics, I must say that Messi is yet to meet Pele's record and therefore, he can't be compared to Pele.
However, these are my opinions on the issue. You can add yours if you think otherwise or share if you agree with me. Thanks. 

Sam Ibiam popularly known as the 'Black Magnet' who was Nigeria's first goalkeeper has died at age 90

Nigeria’s first National Football Team (Red Devils) goalkeeper, Sam Ibiam, died on Wednesday 2nd of December 2015 at the age of 90.

Sam Ibiam popularly known as The “Black Magnet” during his playing days, was born on April 4, 1925. He was the pioneer goalkeeper of the Nigerian national football team who were tagged “1949 UK Tourists”.

It was said that he conceded only five goals in his nine years of his career for Nigeria till he retired from international football in 1958.

Sam Ibiam’s career literally  came into limelight after featuring for the Port Harcourt XI team that got to the semi-finals of the old Governor’s Cup from 1947 to 1949, which lead to his call-up to represent Nigeria in the tour of the United Kingdom.

He was awarded a trophy at the “First National Sports Award for Sports Heroes and Heroines of Yesteryear” in 1987 for In recognition for his achievements in football and sports in general.

Sam Ibiam began his coaching career in 1960 after retirement in the same year, he served as head coach for the Aba XI team before proceeding to handle the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation team from 1965 to 1967, spanning his coaching career for about 7 years.

He will be remembered as one of the first Nigerian Superstars in the game of football and for his immense contributions to the game.