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Pelé's "electrifying play and penchant for spectacular goals" made him a star around the world. To take full advantage of his popularity, his teams toured internationally. [ 6 ] During his career, he became known as "The Black Pearl" ( A Pérola Negra ), "The King of Football" ( O Rei do Futebol ), "The King Pelé" ( O Rei Pelé ) or simply ...
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, who won a record three World Cup titles and helped popularize the sport in the United States in the 1970s, dies at 82.
[10] [11] He also became the youngest footballer to score a hat-trick in a World Cup, doing so against France in the semifinal. [9] [12] In addition, Pelé achieved the distinction of being the youngest footballer to play in a World Cup final, where he scored two goals to help Brazil beat Sweden 5–2, [9] [13] and the youngest player to win a ...
Pelé: Birth of a Legend is a 2016 American biographical film about the early life of Brazilian footballer Pelé and his journey with Brazil to win the 1958 FIFA World Cup. The film was directed and written by Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist , starring Kevin de Paula, Vincent D'Onofrio , Rodrigo Santoro , Diego Boneta , with Colm Meaney ...
The appearance of Pelé in Kansas City in 1968 became part of the connective tissue of the city’s rise from soccer-oblivious to a World Cup host.
FILE - Brazil's soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King's Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record ...
Brazilian footballer Pelé is credited with making the phrase synonymous with football. [8] [9] In 1977, he named his autobiography My Life and the Beautiful Game. The book's dedication reads: "I dedicate this book to all the people who have made this great game the Beautiful Game." [10] The phrase has entered the language as a description for ...
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as Pelé, passed away in São Paulo, Brazil Thursday at the age of 82. Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL (AP) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas ...