"Edison Arantes do Nascimento AKA PELE". Yea we know he is one of the best soccer players the planet has ever produced. But he is famous for something else. He is known for making predictions that, well... for some reason or the other went wrong. I don't remember all of them, but’ll post some.
1. Prediction: France will win the 2002 world cup
Outcome: France was shown the exit door in the first round by first timers Senegal.2. Prediction: Brazil will not go past the group stages in 2002 WC
Outcome: Brazil won the cup.
3. Prediction: "Ronaldo is finished" (following his injury at AC Milan)
Outcome: Right now he is playing for Corinthians where he scored 10 goals from 14 matches and is rumoured that will be selected for national team for 2010 WC.
4. Prediction: In 1994 he predicted that the WC will be won by Columbia
Outcome: Columbia saw the exit in the 1st round. The situation grew worse when the Columbian defender Andres Escobar was shot dead for scoring an own goal by a crowd of Columbian fans.
5. Prediction: Africa will rule the soccer world and it will win the WC before 2000
Outcome: Now it is 2009
6. Prediction: In 2000 he proclaimed the Ghana international player Nii Lambi as the next PELE
Outcome: The player is yet to find a stable club and suffered personal tragedy following the death of his two children. I know it is not funny. But still....
Bottom-line: MAN! Please don’t predict something like "INDIA WILL QUALIFY FOR THE WORLD CUP"
moral of the post: dont believe in predictions. dont try your hand in prediction if cant do it properly
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