Pelé - The Story of the World's Greatest Footballer

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I arrived hoping to stop a great man, but I went away convinced I had been undone by someone who was not born on the same planet as the rest of us." Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon". FIFA. 11 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012 . Retrieved 22 October 2012. Hattenstone, Simon (30 June 2003). "And God created Pelé". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016 . Retrieved 5 May 2011.

Pablo: Let me just prepare you for the next segment by saying that the U.S. men’s national team is about to score some absolute bangers against this hapless band of kids. I’m serious.His star power helped to establish the world's biggest sport in a country which, until then, had largely ignored it. After the 1974 season (his 19th with Santos), Pelé retired from Brazilian club football although he continued to occasionally play for Santos in official competitive matches. A year later, he came out of semi-retirement to sign with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1975 season. [47] At a chaotic press conference at New York's 21 Club, the Cosmos unveiled Pelé. John O'Reilly, the club's media spokesman, stated, "We had superstars in the United States but nothing at the level of Pelé. Everyone wanted to touch him, shake his hand, get a photo with him." [50] Though well past his prime at this point, Pelé was credited with significantly increasing public awareness and interest of the sport in the US. [51] During his first public appearance in Boston, he was injured by a crowd of fans who had surrounded him and was evacuated on a stretcher. [52] Pelé entering the field to play his first game with the Cosmos, 15 June 1975 Guinness World Record for most career goals in world football (including friendlies): 1,283 (in 1,363 games) [359] Released in 1975, this twisted tale is an even more bizarre account of Dr. Frankenstein’s attempt at playing god. Newsham, Gavin (9 June 2005). "When Pele and Cosmos were kings". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014 . Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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60. The Wild Life

Estátua de Pelé é "amordaçada" na cidade natal do jogador" (in Portuguese). Terra Networks. 21 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022 . Retrieved 16 June 2014. In December 2000, Pelé and Maradona shared the prize of FIFA Player of the Century by FIFA. [280] The award was originally intended to be based upon votes in a web poll, but after it became apparent that it favoured Diego Maradona after a reported cyber-blitz by Maradona fans, FIFA then appointed a "Family of Football" committee of FIFA members to decide the winner of the award together with the votes of the readers of the FIFA magazine. [281] The committee chose Pelé. Since Maradona was winning the Internet poll, however, it was decided he and Pelé should share the award. [282] RSSSF record for most seasons with over 100 top level goals scored (including friendlies): 3 (1959, 1961, 1965) [356] Pele tops World Cup legends poll". BBC News. 12 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019 . Retrieved 21 January 2016. Education: Sir Pele lends his support". The Independent. 3 December 1997. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 . Retrieved 6 May 2011.