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A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. 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.
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 ...
[104] [105] Ever since 1994, it is simply a trophy with an elegant footballer figure. [106] Peru was the first nation to win the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the 1970 FIFA World Cup held in Mexico. [107] Peru's FIFA Fair Play trophy award. Peru won the award after receiving no yellow or red cards in the tournament.
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, who won a record three World Cup titles and helped popularize the sport in the United States in the 1970s, dies at 82.
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.
Former England striker Sir Geoff Hurst – who won the World Cup in 1966, scoring a hat-trick in the final – said on Twitter: “I have so many memories of Pele, without doubt the best ...
Pelé, Pepe and Zito are the Santos players who have won the FIFA World Cup two consecutive times. Santos FC is a football club based in Santos, that competes in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league. The club was founded in 1912 by the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos by the names ...
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.