Stories and Events That Highlight His Career

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 ... Jan 7, 2024 ... ... football legend Mario Zagallo, a day after his death at age 92. Zagallo, who played alongside Pele in Brazil's 1958 and 1962 World Cup ... Mar 31, 2023 ... Pele is considered one of the greatest football players of all time. He was born on October 23, 1940, in Brazil, and grew up playing football on the streets ... Dec 29, 2022 ... A natural right-footer, he honed his left-foot skills to match, and his timing in the air was peerless. He was an uninhibited passer, capable of ... 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 20, 2019 ... Pelé ~ Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento ̞ 23 October 1940 (age 75) in Três Corações, Brazil. Retired Brazilian professional footballer who ... 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 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 ... Jan 3, 2023 ... The 82-year-old, who many regarded as the world's best football player, died on 29 December. His coffin arrived in Santos on Monday, where thousands of ... Dec 29, 2022 ... ... Pele, one of the beautiful game's all-time greatest players. The Brazil legend was the first – and to date only – player to win the FIFA ...