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He is the only player to win three World Cups. Among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century, [139] Pelé is one of the most lauded players in the history of football and has been frequently ranked the best player ever. [2] [140] [141] [142] Following his emergence at the 1958 World Cup he was nicknamed O Rei ("The ...
Triple World Cup soccer winner Pele is putting some 2,000 items up for auction, including his three World Cup medals and a one of a kind Jules Rimet trophy.
Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain . Italy's Giuseppe Meazza (1938), Brazil's Bellini (1958), Mauro (1962) and Cafu (2002), and Argentina's Daniel Passarella (1978) lifted the trophy once as captain, but were not captain for ...
Escape to Victory (or simply Victory) is a 1981 sports war film [3] directed by John Huston and starring Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, Max von Sydow and Pelé.The film is about Allied prisoners of war who are interned in a German prison camp during the Second World War who play an exhibition match of football against a German team.
FILE - Brazil's soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King's Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record ...
Ronaldo. Cruyff. Beckenbauer. There's a shortlist for the best and most influential players in history, and each is united in their overt praise for Pelé.
Most international major trophies won: 35 – Real Madrid, 1955–2024 [112] Most national major trophies won: 118 – Celtic, 1892–2024; Most trophies won in top level competitions: 125 – Al Ahly, 1923–2024 [113] Most overall trophies won: 275 – Linfield, 1891–2024 [114] Most national championships won: 56 – Linfield, 1891–2024 [115]
The appearance of Pelé in Kansas City in 1968 became part of the connective tissue of the city’s rise from soccer-oblivious to a World Cup host.