(ANSA) - SAN PAOLO, 05 JAN - The greatest gunner of all time is me, according to Pele.
The three-time champion of the Brazilian world has in fact updated his Instagram profile, celebrating himself as "The greatest scorer of all time (1,238)".
O Rei did not like the alleged overtaking by Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored 757 goals in official matches with Sunday's brace against Udinese.
Official statistics assigned Pele 762 official goals: 642 with the Santos shirt, 43 with the Cosmos and 77 internationals.
A new count, however, would have placed it at 756.
The Brazilian champion, backed by Santos, claims the goals scored with the national team, the military and in friendlies as official.
Which bring it to the record figure of 1,283.
"Messi and Ronaldo still have a long way to go", jokes the sports site Espn, citing Pele's suisocial update.
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