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Named the “greatest" by FIFA in 2012, [138] [139] Pelé is one of the most lauded players in the history of football and has been frequently ranked the best player ever. [ 140 ] [ 141 ] [ 142 ] Following his emergence at the 1958 World Cup he was nicknamed O Rei ("The King"). [ 143 ]
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 ...
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.
Brazilian soccer icon Pelé, regarded as the sport’s greatest player, whose wizardry on the pitch helped popularize it as “the beautiful game,” died Thursday Pelé, Brazilian soccer legend ...
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In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee [20] and included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century, [21] while, in 2000, he was voted the World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics [22] and was a joint winner of the FIFA ...
Brazilian soccer icon Pelé, regarded as the sport’s greatest player died Thursday following a yearlong bout with cancer.
Pedro Miguel Cardoso Monteiro (born 2 May 1978), commonly known as Pelé, is a former professional footballer who played as a central defender or a defensive midfielder.. He spent most of his 24-year senior career in England, appearing for West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League.