Last Professional Game

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 ... 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, the soccer player who rose from an impoverished Brazilian slum to become the most famous and, for a time, the best-paid athlete in the ... Dec 9, 2023 ... The new president of Brazil's Santos soccer club says no player will wear the team's number 10 shirt made globally famous by the late Pelé ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé, Brazilian soccer player, and the greatest to play the game, dies at 82 ... He was born as Edson Arantes do Nascimento on Oct. 23, 1940, but ... In 1958, Pelé joined the Brazilian World Cup team as the youngest player to ever compete in such an event. By the end, he would also be the youngest player ... Dec 29, 2022 ... Pelé, football star and global symbol of Brazil, 1940-2022. One of history's greatest players helped his country win three World Cups in 21-year career. ... striker Pelé, they defeated Sweden in the final, 5-2. This would be the first World Cup win for the Brazil National Team. Over the next few decades, Brazil ... 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 ...