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Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu]; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ]), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Dec 30, 2022 · Born into poverty – he used to kick a grapefruit around Brazil’s Minas Gerais state – Pelé finished his career as arguably soccer’s greatest ever player.
Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé retired after playing 1,363 games, winning 37 titles, scoring 1,281 goals, including 92 career hat-tricks. He spent his post-football life involved in social activism, including being a ...
Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé’s crowning glory was a pass, one played with a nonchalant ease in the fading minutes of the World Cup final in 1970, a moment of glorious, acoustic simplicity from a player whose name had...
Dec 29, 2022 · When he burst onto the scene at the 1958 World Cup he became the first global football superstar, the first football player whose name was recognised the world over, even by those who knew little about the game. All the greats who have followed in Pele’s footsteps have walked in his shadow.
The Brazilian legendary footballer passed away at the age of 82 today. Pelé was admitted to the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo for a re-evaluation of his cancer treatment on 29 November. Reports said that he was later diagnosed with a respiratory infection.
