Top 5 footballing stars who have visited India

Though India hasn’t been a footballing giant, numerous famous footballers have visited India time and again. Here are five famous footballing stars to have visited India. 

#1 Pele in 1978 and 2015

Pele in Subroto Cup U17 Finals

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pele; who is regarded as the god of football, visited India for the first time in 1978 on a trip to Kolkata. His second visit came in last week when again visited Kolkata and then New Delhi. The Brazilian great is the only player in history to win the World Cup thrice in his career alongside numerous individual and other team honours.

At the tender age of 17 Pele became the youngest World Cup winner at the time. He is one of the greatest ambassadors of the game. He was awarded the Player of the Century award in 2000 along with Maradona