Pele responds to Instagram bio change claims after Cristiano Ronaldo's goal milestone

Juventus ace Cristia Ronaldo overtook Brazil football great Pele's second-highest official goal tally after netting twice against Udinese, racking up his 758th goal. But three-time World Cup winner appeared to have t accepted record and updated his Instagram bio, insisting that he was still all-time leading goalscorer in history of sport. Following controversy, Pele has w spoken for first time, offering clarification for purported conflict. 

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Pele appears to challenge Cristia Ronaldo goals' record 

Ronaldo overtook Pele goals record last week, netting twice against Udinese to take his tally to 758 goals. Interestingly, Brazilian legend struck 757 official goals in his career. five-time Ballon d'Or winner is w two goals shy from overtaking Josef Bican, who holds record of scoring most number of times in football. 

After Ronaldo's milestone, Pele changed his Instagram bio. updated Pele Instagram bio read, "Leading Goalscorer of All Time", while also mentioning number of goals he believes he has scored in his decorated career, 1283 to be precise. This move racked up controversy, with fans mocking Brazilian. 

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Pele clarifies on Instagram bio change 

But Pele has w come out in open to speak on same. 80-year-old took to Twitter to slam media, who have accused him of "having changed my Instagram bio to overshadow se big stars that are breaking my records." But he rubbished claims suggesting that bio has been same ever since he joined Instagram.

He also claimed that such reports should t distract people from  extraordinary achievements of incredible footballers. This, however, isn't first time that Brazil legend has been under scanner for his records. Recently, Barcelona icon Lionel Messi overtook Pele's single-club goal record, netting his 644th goal for Camp u outfit. 

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Santos dispute Messi goals record 

While Pele sent out a heartwarming mess, congratulating six-time Ballon d'Or winner for spectacular milestone, Santos decided to refute Messi goals record. Brazilian outfit, where Pele spent 18 seasons in all, claimed that he had netted 1,091 goals, as averse to official record of 643 goals. 

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