Pele fears club coming before country

Pele fears players in this year's World Cup are putting clubs before countries.

Fri, 17 May, 2002 - 20:27

Pele fears players in this year's World Cup are putting clubs before countries.

He says many of the players are so tied to their clubs by lucrative contracts that they no longer perform 100% for their countries.

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