Pele congratulates Messi after his achievement equation

 Superstar Pele praised Argentine striker Lionel Messi, the Barcelona player, who equaled the record for retired Brazilian legend by scoring 643 goals with one team after he scored in his team's 2-2 draw with Valencia in the Spanish Premier League on Saturday.

Messi, 33, achieved the feat with a close-range header just before the break after he himself missed a penalty saved by goalkeeper Jaume Dominic.

Messi began his career with Barcelona when he was 17 years old in 2004 and scored this number of goals in 748 games, while Pele reached the same number of goals during 665 official matches with Santos, the Brazilian in 19 seasons.

On Instagram, Pele, the only player to have won three World Cups, wrote, "When your heart is filled with love, it is difficult for you to change your career. And I know, just like you, what it is like to wear the same shirt every day."

"And just like you, I know that there is no better place than where you feel a sense of belonging. Lionel ... I congratulate you on this historic record. But above all, I congratulate you on your beautiful career with Barcelona."

He continued, "Unfortunately, similar stories of falling in love with the same club for a long time have become very few in football. I like you very much."

Pele, 80, began his career with Santos at the age of 15 in 1956 and left the club in 1974 after winning with him six Brazilian League titles and two Copa Libertadores.

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