Pele
6 years, 6 months ago

Pele

Hindustan Times  

On October 23, 1940 in Tres Corações, a city in the Minas Gerais state of Brazil, a legend was born. Today, in a world of 7 billion people, soccer is the foremost sport and Pele remains at the center of “the beautiful game” — where he is universally recognized, respected and revered in every corner of the globe. He went on to win another two World Cups in 1962 and 1970, making him the only person in the world today with three Jules Rimet trophies to his name. Not only is Pele the all-time leading scorer of Santos FC and the Brazil National Team, but he is the all-time leading scorer in the history of the sport. From his humble beginnings, to his unmatched athletic feats, to his post-career influence and impact on every continent – Pele lives with great honor and pride of his birthplace in that, “Where I was born, where I grew up and where I played football – they have given me three hearts too.” Named one of the “Top 20 Most Important People of the 20th Century” and “Football Player of the Century”, Pele today maintains his commitment to the sport and to society by fulfilling various roles as spokesperson, ambassador and philanthropist.

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Football holds many parallels for teen prodigy
4 months ago

Football holds many parallels for teen prodigy

Hindustan Times  

“What were you doing at 13?” Rajasthan Royals’s post on X bore a heart in pink, the team’s colour, and the name of the youngest player in Indian Premier League history: Vaibhav Suryavanshi. There’s no denying Suryavanshi has what it takes: he made his first-class debut aged 12, three years younger than Yuvraj Singh and Sachin Tendulkar, scored a 62-ball …

Pele’s old club Santos seals return to top flight a year after relegation
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pele’s old club Santos seals return to top flight a year after relegation

The Hindu  

Santos won promotion back to Brazil’s Serie A with a 2-0 win over Coritiba on Monday as Pele’s former club secured top-flight status a year after being relegated for the first time. I’m at a loss for words.” Late Brazilian great Pele helped Santos become one of the most famous clubs in world football, with the coastal city side enjoying …

Rio Ferdinand tells Cristiano Ronaldo 'You're a b*****d' as former Man United star appears to aim dig at legends including Pele
7 months ago

Rio Ferdinand tells Cristiano Ronaldo 'You're a b*****d' as former Man United star appears to aim dig at legends including Pele

Daily Mail  

Rio Ferdinand jokingly called Cristiano Ronaldo a 'b*****d' after his former Manchester United team-mate appeared to aim a jibe at legends such as Pele. Ronaldo claimed that the fact that there is video footage of his goals makes him stand out from legends who played many years ago. Rio Ferdinand jokingly called Cristiano Ronaldo a 'b*****d' after his former Manchester …

Brazil to celebrate national ‘King Pele Day’ on November 19 to pay tribute to football great
9 months ago

Brazil to celebrate national ‘King Pele Day’ on November 19 to pay tribute to football great

The Hindu  

Brazil will celebrate a national ‘King Pele Day’ on November 19 every year, marking the date the football great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The Brazilian government’s official publication said Tuesday that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had passed a law sanctioning the national tribute to the three-time World Cup …

Brazil to celebrate national “King Pelé Day” on November 19 to pay tribute to soccer great
9 months ago

Brazil to celebrate national “King Pelé Day” on November 19 to pay tribute to soccer great

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil will celebrate a national “King Pelé Day” on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the soccer great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The Brazilian government’s official publication said Tuesday that President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva had passed a law sanctioning the national tribute to the …

Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes, dies at age 101 in Brazil
9 months, 1 week ago

Pele’s mother, Celeste Arantes, dies at age 101 in Brazil

The Hindu  

Celeste Arantes, the mother of late soccer great Pelé, died on Friday at age 101. Arantes spent the past five years in a vegetative state and was not informed about her famous son’s death in 2022. The Pele Foundation said on its social media channels that the mother of the only three-time World Cup-winning player was a role model. “Dona …

ALAN MULLERY: I was so proud to get Pele's jersey until it was STOLEN - but Brazil's yellow shirt will always remind of me their iconic 1970 World Cup triumph
1 year ago

ALAN MULLERY: I was so proud to get Pele's jersey until it was STOLEN - but Brazil's yellow shirt will always remind of me their iconic 1970 World Cup triumph

Daily Mail  

Brazil shirts have always been yellow and green. It will be the same for millions, maybe billions of others going back to 1970, when that brilliant Brazil side lifted the trophy the first time the World Cup was broadcast in colour. Brazil have always been associated with their yellow shirt and blue shorts The kit was made iconic by the …

Brazil pays tributes to Pele one year after his death, Christ the redeemer wears his number
1 year, 3 months ago

Brazil pays tributes to Pele one year after his death, Christ the redeemer wears his number

Firstpost  

Santos FC also held a tribute at its Vila Belmiro Stadium, where Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, one of Pelé’s sons, released 10 white ballons from the center circle. Brazilians paid several tributes to football legend Pelé on Friday, one year after the three-time World Cup winner’s death at age 82 due to a colon cancer. 🤴🏿♾️ pic.twitter.com/BlYYlBtIe4 — Santos FC …

Neymar surpasses Pele to create new record as Brazil hammer Bolivia 5-1
1 year, 6 months ago

Neymar surpasses Pele to create new record as Brazil hammer Bolivia 5-1

India TV News  

Neymar surpasses Pele to create new record as Brazil hammer Bolivia 5-1 Neymar scripts history as he surpasses Brazil's legendary footballer Pele to record a new feat. Neymar went past Pele's record in Brazil's victory over Bolivia during South America's 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The star forward went into the game against Bolivia standing equal to Pele's record of 77 …

Neymar beats Pele’s record to become Brazil’s all-time top scorer
1 year, 6 months ago

Neymar beats Pele’s record to become Brazil’s all-time top scorer

The Hindu  

Neymar became the top goal scorer for Brazil’s national team after surpassing the total of three-time World Cup winner Pelé on Friday. The goal that put the 31-year-old Neymar on the top of Brazil’s scoring record with 78 came in the 61st minute in a World Cup qualifying match against Bolivia in the Amazon city of Belém. 🇧🇷 5 x …

Pelé went from poverty to football superstardom
1 year, 9 months ago

Pelé went from poverty to football superstardom

Hindustan Times  

He was just a boy, only 17. Yet in the World Cup final of 1958 Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, showed the poise and supreme skill that would mark his career. Even a goal he didn’t actually score, against England in the 1970 World Cup, became famous, because few—including him—could work out how Gordon Banks had managed …

Messi heads to Miami as latest big name to raise soccer’s profile in US
1 year, 9 months ago

Messi heads to Miami as latest big name to raise soccer’s profile in US

Associated Press  

Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men’s soccer in North America. With a World Cup on the horizon in 2026, Messi’s announcement Wednesday that he will join Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami is another landmark moment for the league and the sport in the United States. But he’s only the latest big-name international player …

Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective
1 year, 11 months ago

Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective

The Hindu  

“Pele,” arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word “pele” was added to the more than 167,000 words in the Michaelis Portuguese dictionary printed in Brazil. For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary -- the sense in which it is already employed …

Brazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best
1 year, 11 months ago

Brazilian dictionary adds Pelé as adjective, synonym of best

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Brazilian dictionary has added …

Pele's daughter reveals late Brazil star wanted Lionel Messi to win FIFA World Cup 2022
2 years ago

Pele's daughter reveals late Brazil star wanted Lionel Messi to win FIFA World Cup 2022

Firstpost  

Late Brazilian legend Pele was rooting for Lionel Messi to win the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the footballer’s daughter revealed in an Instagram post. Kely Nascimento revealed in her recent post that the Brazil great wanted Messi to bring the trophy for Argentina after his beloved national team crashed out of the tournament. And it was the possibility of …

Just Fontaine, France’s World Cup record breaker, dies at 89
2 years, 1 month ago

Just Fontaine, France’s World Cup record breaker, dies at 89

The Hindu  

Just Fontaine, the legendary France striker who died on Wednesday at the age of 89, will forever be remembered for scoring 13 goals at the 1958 World Cup, a remarkable feat that seems unlikely ever to be matched. To this day, only three players have scored more World Cup goals than Fontaine, even though the Reims player appeared at just …

Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous
2 years, 2 months ago

Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

Associated Press  

SANTOS, Brazil — Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country. If they had, they would feel this gratitude I feel now.” Among those at the stadium was Pelé’s best friend Manoel Maria, also a former Santos player. And that can be seen in this long line with people of …

Pele laid to rest in Santos, the Brazilian city he made famous
2 years, 2 months ago

Pele laid to rest in Santos, the Brazilian city he made famous

The Hindu  

Brazil said a final farewell to Pele on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly-divided country. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Santos’ Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pele played for most of his career. Claudio Carrança, 32, a salesman, said: "I never saw him play, but loving Pele is a tradition that …

How Pelé embodied the ’beautiful game’ of football
2 years, 2 months ago

How Pelé embodied the ’beautiful game’ of football

Live Mint  

For more than a month now, around the time that Pelé was moved to end-of-life care, a video has been doing the rounds on social media. Pelé, who had consoled his father eight years earlier when Brazil lost the 1950 World Cup final at the Maracana Stadium with a promise that he would one day win a World Cup for …

Farewell to 'The King': Pele arrives at his final resting place
2 years, 2 months ago

Farewell to 'The King': Pele arrives at his final resting place

Daily Mail  

The coffin of Brazilian football legend Pele has arrived at its final re ting place after a massive procession through the city of Santos in Sao Paulo state which saw more than 200,000 people line the streets to pay their respects to the fallen legend. Pele's coffin was gingerly lowered onto the shoulders of National Guard soldiers who carried him …

Brazilians mourn Pelé at the stadium where he got his start
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazilians mourn Pelé at the stadium where he got his start

Associated Press  

SANTOS, Brazil — Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of Pelé on Monday on the century-old field where he made his hometown team one of Brazil’s best. Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will come to Vila Belmiro shortly before Pelé's coffin is removed from the stadium. …

Brazil bids farewell to ’king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazil bids farewell to ’king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake

Live Mint  

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. He was the creator of Brazilian soccer," said Antonio da Paz, a fan outside the stadium for the memorial that began at 10 a.m.. FIFA President …

Brazil Bids Farewell to 'King of Football' Pele with 24-hour Wake
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazil Bids Farewell to 'King of Football' Pele with 24-hour Wake

News 18  

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for football brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in the center of the field at the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of the Santos …

Pelé buried as Brazil and millions around the world mourn
2 years, 3 months ago

Pelé buried as Brazil and millions around the world mourn

LA Times  

The casket of Brazilian soccer great Pelé, draped with the Brazilian and Santos FC flags, is transported on a firetruck from Vila Belmiro stadium to the cemetery during his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, on Tuesday. Brazil said a final farewell to Pelé on Tuesday, burying the legend who unified the bitterly divided country as millions of fans in Brazil …

FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele: Gianni Infantino
2 years, 3 months ago

FIFA to ask all countries to name a stadium for Pele: Gianni Infantino

Live Mint  

FIFA will ask all the world's countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport's governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon's wake. "We're going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele," Infantino told journalists at the Vila Belmiro, …

Infantino: FIFA to ask every country to name a stadium after Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

Infantino: FIFA to ask every country to name a stadium after Pele

The Hindu  

FIFA will ask all the countries across the world to name a stadium after Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele,” Infantino told journalists at the …

Fans Mourn Pelé At Public Viewing In Brazil Stadium
2 years, 3 months ago

Fans Mourn Pelé At Public Viewing In Brazil Stadium

Huff Post  

Fans of late Brazilian football legend Pele attend his wake at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 2, 2023. CARL DE SOUZA via Getty Images SANTOS, Brazil — Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. Fans …

'We're Going to Ask All Nations to Name a Stadium for Pele', Says FIFA President Gianni Infantino
2 years, 3 months ago

'We're Going to Ask All Nations to Name a Stadium for Pele', Says FIFA President Gianni Infantino

News 18  

FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a stadium for Brazilian football legend Pele, the head of the sport’s governing body, Gianni Infantino, said Monday at the late icon’s wake. “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele,” Infantino told journalists at the Vila Belmiro, …

Brazil Pays Final Respects to Legend Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazil Pays Final Respects to Legend Pele

News 18  

An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world’s breath away with his dazzling skill. Another bore the message “Long live the king”; the third said simply, “Pele 82 years.” Tuesday’s funeral procession will pass by the house of Pele’s mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes, …

Gianni Infantino reveals FIFA will ask EVERY country in the world to name a stadium after Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

Gianni Infantino reveals FIFA will ask EVERY country in the world to name a stadium after Pele

Daily Mail  

Gianni Infantino has revealed FIFA will ask every country in the world to name a stadium after Pele following his death last week. Speaking as Pele's funeral began in Santos on Monday, Infantino said: 'We are going to ask that all countries in the world have at least one stadium with the name of Pele.' Gianni Infantino said he will …

Thousands of fans line up to pay their respects to Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of fans line up to pay their respects to Pele

Daily Mail  

Football legend Pele died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer, sending Brazil into mourning An uncanny Pele lookalike joined Brazil in paying their respects to football legend Pele today, as his coffin arrived at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away. The open casket of Brazilian football legend Pele at Vila Belmiro, home …

Brazilians mourn soccer great Pelé at the stadium where he got his start
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazilians mourn soccer great Pelé at the stadium where he got his start

LA Times  

Edinho touches the forehead of his father, the late Brazilian soccer great Pelé, as he stands with Neymar Santos Sr., father of the soccer player Neymar Jr., during Pele’s wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, on Monday. Thousands of mourners, including high school students and supreme court justices, began filing past the body of soccer great Pelé on …

Pele funeral: Santos prepares to say final goodbye to Brazilian legend
2 years, 3 months ago

Pele funeral: Santos prepares to say final goodbye to Brazilian legend

India Today  

Fans and well-wishers of Brazilian football icon Pele have gathered at the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos to bid a final goodbye to the legend. At the age of 82, Pele passed away peacefully on December 29 at the Albert Einstein Hospital after a long battle with cancer. A hearse carrying the body of Pele left the hospital on January …

Brazilian legend Pele revealed a poignant side to being a global icon
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazilian legend Pele revealed a poignant side to being a global icon

Daily Mail  

When Pele travelled to the UK a decade ago to promote the reformed New York Cosmos, he charmed the young and old, modest and stately. Brazilian legend Pele celebrates his goal against Italy in the 1970 World Cup 'It was bad enough in 1962 but at least Brazil still were world champions. The former Santos star also detailed his reservations …

Pele: Man City's Guardiola and Tottenham's Conte praise 'incredible' legend's 'eternal legacy'
2 years, 3 months ago

Pele: Man City's Guardiola and Tottenham's Conte praise 'incredible' legend's 'eternal legacy'

Daily Mail  

The Premier League has paid tribute to Pele, with Pep Guardiola hailing the Brazilian's 'eternal' legacy. Brazilian footballing icon Pele passed away at the age of 82 on Thursday evening Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has hailed the legendary Pele's 'eternal legacy' Outgoing president Jair Bolsonaro has declared three days of mourning. Manchester City boss Guardiola said: 'It's like a …

Pele, the light-footed wizard who charmed the world with ethereal artistry
2 years, 3 months ago

Pele, the light-footed wizard who charmed the world with ethereal artistry

The Hindu  

If you take away emotion from elite sport, it is just another prosaic physical exercise that makes no real difference in any of our lives. Hailing from the shanty town of Minas Gerais, Pele first danced into the hearts of all football fans when his nonchalant arrogance humbled every opponent at the Sweden World Cup of 1958. Hero: Pele is …

‘Pele is eternal’: Santos mourns demise of beloved son, prepares for massive funeral procession
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Pele is eternal’: Santos mourns demise of beloved son, prepares for massive funeral procession

Firstpost  

Pele’s demise aged 82 on Friday triggered an outpouring of emotion across Brazil, including and especially at the south-eastern port city of Santos. Santos: From the second floor of her house, Onofra Alves Costa Rovai can see the Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Brazilian football legend Pele first took the world’s breath away. “Edson died, but Pele is eternal.” Idol …

Akhil Vaani | Alvida “O Rei,” Long Live The King
2 years, 3 months ago

Akhil Vaani | Alvida “O Rei,” Long Live The King

Firstpost  

The last four words on the twitter handle of King Pelé after his death read “Love, Love and Love Forever.” Under treatment for colon cancer since 2021, as per the medical bulletin from The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, Pele died of the multiple organ failure as a result of the cancer on 29 December, 2022. The tribute The …

Perfect Pele tops my 'greatest ever' list - let us pray his passing puts to bed all the arguments
2 years, 3 months ago

Perfect Pele tops my 'greatest ever' list - let us pray his passing puts to bed all the arguments

Daily Mail  

Perfect Pele tops my list of the greatest players of all time - and here is why Let us pray his passing puts to bed arguments about whether he is the 'GOAT' Let us pray for the soul of Pele but also that his passing puts to bed once and for all the absurd argument about whether he is the …

Pelé meant the world to us Africans
2 years, 3 months ago

Pelé meant the world to us Africans

Al Jazeera  

The Brazilian superstar rose to fame just as Africans nourished Black pride in their fight against white supremacy. And we admired Black superstars like Pelé and Muhammad Ali and Black revolutionaries leading the African and Black liberation movements that were sweeping through the African continent and North America. So my heroes weren’t celebrated in the spacious and well-developed areas of …

Pele to be laid to rest in 14-floor 'vertical cemetery' in Santos
2 years, 3 months ago

Pele to be laid to rest in 14-floor 'vertical cemetery' in Santos

Daily Mail  

Pele will be buried in a 14 storey cemetery in the centre of Santos on Tuesday following three days of official mourning. Football legend Pele, pictured in New York in 1975, will be laid to rest in a massive multi-story cemetery in Santos on Tuesday He will be laid to rest at the 14-storey Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica cemetery in Santos, …

‘Football in 4 letters’: World mourns death of King Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Football in 4 letters’: World mourns death of King Pele

Hindustan Times  

Pele, regarded as one of the world’s greatest footballers and the sport’s original icon, passed away in Sao Paulo in Brazil on Thursday at the age of 82 due to multiple organ failure. During an illustrious career that saw Pele become football’s first superstar, he won three World Cup titles with Brazil — the only player to do so — …

Pelé invigorated US soccer, paved way for ’94 World Cup, MLS
2 years, 3 months ago

Pelé invigorated US soccer, paved way for ’94 World Cup, MLS

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Clive Toye traveled to Jamaica and walked unannounced into the hotel where the Brazilian club Santos was staying ahead of a friendly against the Reggae Boyz in January 1971. His 2 1/2 seasons in New York put U.S. soccer on a path to hosting the World Cup in 1994 and launching Major League Soccer two years later. …

Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Pelé gives a sense of …

Guardiola on Pele: ‘Football is football’ because of players like him
2 years, 3 months ago

Guardiola on Pele: ‘Football is football’ because of players like him

The Hindu  

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola likened the legacy left behind by Pele to the script of a movie on Friday, saying football would not be what it was without the Brazilian soccer legend. Football is football thanks to these types of people, players and human beings,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Everton. “The last two …

Loyal to Santos, Pelé toured and scored in Europe
2 years, 3 months ago

Loyal to Santos, Pelé toured and scored in Europe

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As Santos globe-trotted in the 1950s, '60s and ’70s …

Why All Greatness in Soccer Is Measured Against Pelé’s
2 years, 3 months ago

Why All Greatness in Soccer Is Measured Against Pelé’s

Slate  

Ironically, for a man who stood alone at the pinnacle of his sport for so long, it feels difficult today to get a clear, unimpeded view of Pelé. Brazil’s first two goals, only one of which is included in this clip, both came from low crosses on the right which squeaked through the defenses and were nudged home by the …

AP News Digest 7 a.m.
2 years, 3 months ago

AP News Digest 7 a.m.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. ________________ TOP STORIES ________________ RUSSIA-UKRAINE-WAR-WAR-CRIMES — Ten months into …

Brazil Mourns Loss of Prodigal Son 'O Rei' Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

Brazil Mourns Loss of Prodigal Son 'O Rei' Pele

News 18  

Brazil started three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at the age of 82. Brazil star Neymar said Pele “transformed football into an art.” France’s Kylian Mbappe said his legacy “will never be forgotten,” and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo called …

'An Idea of Perfection'- International Media Salutes Revolutionary Pele
2 years, 3 months ago

'An Idea of Perfection'- International Media Salutes Revolutionary Pele

News 18  

His face appeared on televisions around the world and dominated the homepages of news outlets everywhere as global media bowed to the late, great Pele, the undisputed “King” of football. The Folha de S.Paulo quoted the late Brazilian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, who said: “The difficulty, the extraordinary, is not to score 1,000 goals like Pele — it’s to …

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