Intriguingly , both Pele -- born Edison Arantes do Nascimento -- .
Messi are short ( 173cm in Pele 's case , 169cm in Messi 's ) .
Intriguingly , both Pele -- born Edison Arantes do Nascimento -- and Messi are short ( 173cm in Pele 's case , 169cm in Messi 's ) .