His Global Influence

Jan 20, 2019 ... Pelé ~ Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento ̞ 23 October 1940 (age 75) in Três Corações, Brazil. Retired Brazilian professional footballer who ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pele as he was known and loved, passed away on 29 December aged 82 in Sao Paulo following a lengthy battle with ... 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 ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Brazilian soccer players often use a single name professionally, but even Pelé himself was unsure how he got his. He offered several possible ... Jun 7, 2016 ... Former soccer player Pele speaks with children in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2014. The athlete's auction of memorabilia begins today and a ... Nov 25, 2024 ... Nov 19 is Pele Day in Brazil. After he scored what was reportedly his 1,000th career goal on Nov 19, 1969 playing for Santos against rivals ... 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 ... Dec 29, 2022 ... ... players responsible for that, the unifying figure is Pele." He remains the only player to have played for three World Cup winning teams ... former soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento—or Pelé as he is more commonly known—is considered the most famous Brazilian in the world ... Mar 5, 2014 ... In 1958, that was the best Brazil team individually. Garrincha was the best player in the world and we had Didi and Vavá, but the team was not ...