Alan Mullery: 'No one could afford Pele in his prime'

<div class="pa_art"><p>No football club in the world today could afford to buy Pele in his prime, according to former England midfielder Alan Mullery.</p><p>Pele turned 80 on Friday, with tributes coming in from across the globe for the three-time World Cup winner.</p><p>Mullery went head-to-head with Pele and the talented Selecao side in the group stage at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.</p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="525" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">⏲️ It's now Friday in Brazil. It's <a href="https://twitter.com/Pele?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Pele</a>'s 80th birthday! 🎉</p><p>📽️ We have some very special stuff coming later today, but for now we wish 'The King' as much . . .