‘The next Pele’: Nii Lamptey and the curse of football’s greatest compliment
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 1, 2023
Across the world, there is sadness: Pele is gone.
A football original, Pele was revered, loved and copied, the focal point of a Brazil team arriving on stage just as coverage of football moved from black and white into colour. He became recognisable from Rio to Moscow via television’s increasing reach. Pele was a marvel when that word carried weight, the first truly global great on planet football.
