From Pele to Mohammed Ali: because sport icons are our myths

“I am the greatest and I said it before I knew it,” wrote Mohammed Ali. Pelé’s death, immediately after Messi’s Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar, has instead rekindled the debate on who is the greatest footballer of all time. From my point of view, it’s not a technical theme, it’s a psychological theme that refers to the role of archetypes in popular culture.

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