How is football intertwined with Brazilian national identity?

Jan 2, 2023 ... Brazilian football legend Pele passed away on December 29, after a prolonged illness. · In a professional career that spanned 21 years (he turned ... Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known by his nickname Pelé was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the ... Pelé's unconventional style of play fit with the international public's view of Brazilian soccer as backwards, but it proved critical to his team's 1958 victory ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies. A look back at the extraordinary career of soccer great Pelé, who died Dec. 29 after battling cancer. Pelé played his last competitive match on August 28, 1977, when he helped Cosmos to a 2-1 win over Seattle Sounders in the North American League. But the star's ... Mar 25, 2024 ... Endrick made history at the home of football Wembley when he scored the winner for Brazil against England on Saturday to become the youngest ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82. Pele, who had a tumour removed from his colon last year, passed away in a Sao Paolo hospital, his ... Dec 29, 2022 ... He wasn't just a demigod in Brazil, but the first truly global football star, says football writer David Goldblatt. Dec 29, 2022 ... Pele: A Brazilian hero and football legend ... Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, was a football pioneer. He has passed away at ...