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Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé stopped playing 45 years ago and died Thursday, but his impact on soccer and his global presence are eternal. Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé, whose full name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is expected to be buried in Santos, southeast of Sao Paulo, where he played for the ... Jan 4, 2023 ... He matched his brilliant play on the field with a careful avoidance of crossing the powerful. Brazilian footballer Pelé in 1974. (Lemyr Marvins ... ... played, Brazilian football is like an extremely hot jazz band. The English ... Pelé's unconventional style of play fit with the international public's view of ... Nov 27, 2014 ... FILE - Legendary Brazilian former football player Pele speaks with ... football pitch installed at Mineira favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. A ban on non-compete agreements in Brazilian football led to an increased lifetime income for players. But as research by Bernardo Guimaraes, João Paulo Pessoa ... Nov 30, 2024 ... Pelé won his first trophy with the Brazilian national team at 16, played his first World Cup at 17, and is the only player in history to win ... Pelé was born on this date in 1940. He was an Afro Brazilian soccer player and international humanitarian. Jan 4, 2023 ... Pelé changed the way businesses viewed Brazilian footballers and the sport as a whole. And that changed the football industry beyond recognition ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé was the first Brazilian footballer whose cultural impact exceeded the game, and football's first global celebrity.