Download or read book Pele No More An Unknown Life of King of Football written by Adeline Klara Palmerstone and published by Country Publications. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the 1970 World Cup, a Brazilian sportswriter asked Joao Saldana, who was fired as coach of the Brazilian national team for political reasons, 'Who is Brazil's best goalkeeper?'' Saladana said, 'Pele.'' and best right back? The answer came 'Pele.'' After mentioning Pele's name in roughly half of the team's positions, Saladana laughed and said, 'Pele is the best footballer in the world in any position.'' Many who played with and against Pele echoed Saldana. End of a chapter. Football emperor Pele passed away. He died of colon cancer at the age of 82. He is the "greatest" footballer of the 20th century as judged by the "FIFA" magazine readers and the jury board. However, general football fans on the internet voted in favor of Diego Maradona. FIFA eventually announced the two men jointly as the Centenarians. Maradona died suddenly in 2020 at the age of 60. This time world also lost Pele.

Download or read book Pel A Complete Biography The King of Football written by Pushkar Kumar and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-03-18 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pelé’s popularity as the best player in the world, and that too as the best player of all time, had transcended borders and spread throughout the world. For all football-loving countries on earth, Pelé is a God-like figure. The President of America may be the most powerful man in the world, but Pelé also got recognition throughout the world. He is the only player in the history of football to score more than 1000 goals. Pelé’s original name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento. The world doesn’t know him by such a long and complex name. He only uses this name to sign legal documents. He played his last match for Brazil in 1971. However, even after that, he remained a popular player and the nation’s pride. Pelé retired from the sport in the mid-1970s when he felt his pace has slowed down. At the time of retirement, Pelé had scored 1283 goals. Pelé died at the age of eighty-two on December 29, 2022, after suffering from colon cancer and kidney problems for a year.

Download or read book The Life Of A Legend PELE King Of Football written by Ethel Ross and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-01-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pelé started playing soccer at an early age and was immediately noticed for his extraordinary talents by his peers and coaches. At the age of 15, he signed with the Santos Football Club, where he rapidly established himself as a striker capable of leading the team in scoring. In the early years of his career with Santos, he was instrumental in guiding the squad to a number of championships, including the Campeonato Paulista (Sao Paulo State Championship) in 1958, 1959, 1960, and 1961.Pelé made his first appearance for the Brazilian national team in 1958, when he was 18 years old. He scored six goals during the competition, including two in the match that decided the winner of the 1958 World Cup between Brazil and Sweden. This was a significant contribution to Brazil's triumph. Pelé's status as a budding star in the world of soccer was solidified as a result of his performance here. Throughout his career, Pelé continued to be a force to be reckoned with in the sport and set a number of records, including the record for the most goals scored in a single year (91 in 1959), the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup tournament (12 in 1958 and 1970), and the record for the most goals scored in a career (1,281). 1977 was the year he called it quits in the professional game, and 1998 was the year he was elected into the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Within the pages of this book, readers will discover the; The Life and childhood of Pele Pele: The Childhood Dream: An Untold Biography Pele Family Pele, King Of Football International The Legacy And Achievement Of Pele Life Outside Football The Personal Life Of Pele Health And Death Key Takeaways From Pele's Life Scroll up and click "Add To Cart" to get a copy

Download or read book Pel written by Lew Freedman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did a young boy born into poverty become not only an international soccer star but a celebrity who visited and dined with kings and presidents? Where did the passion that fueled his success originate? This book examines the life of Pelé to find the answers. Pelé is not simply an extraordinarily talented athlete who achieved incredible success on the soccer field; his performances inspired millions of soccer fans as well as individuals outside the sport around the world. During the peak of his career, Pelé was arguably the most famous person in the world—at a time when there was no Internet or social media to help build sweeping international awareness of a pop star. This work is the most up-to-date examination of Pelé's life, covering his personal history from childhood, his star-studded career as a multi-time World Cup champion playing for Brazil, his experiences in the United States playing for the New York Cosmos, as well as Pelé's more recent, current, and future activities as ambassador for Brazil when it hosts the World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympics in 2016. All readers—ranging from the completely uninitiated who do not even recognize Pelé's name, to die-hard soccer fans and players—will gain a full appreciation of the greatest soccer player of all time.

Download or read book The King of Football written by Mateus Araujo Goncalves and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The King of Football: The Life and Legacy of Pele is the definitive biography of one of the world's greatest footballers. Drawing on first-hand accounts, interviews, and extensive research, Mateus Araujo Goncalves traces the arc of Pele's life from his humble beginnings in Brazil to his rise to stardom and subsequent career as an international sporting icon. The book offers a comprehensive look at Pele's career both on and off the pitch, examining the impact he had on the game of football and on the world of sports in general. From his record-breaking goals to his inspiring leadership, this book is an essential read for any sports fan. It is a testament to the legacy of one of the greatest athletes of all time.

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Download or read book Pel written by Eddy Simon and published by First Second. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to his schoolmates as Pelé, grew up in poverty in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil. He was too poor to afford a real soccer ball, so he played with a ball of newspaper tied together with string. Yet he dominated the youth leagues and signed his first professional soccer contract at the age of fifteen. Within two years he was celebrated internationally, when he led Brazil to victory at the world cup. Known by his fans as "O Rei" (The King), Pelé is widely regarded as the greatest soccer player of all time. But he's more than just an athlete: he also traveled the world as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Pelé is the living symbol of a sport he dubbed "the beautiful game"—a game that brings people together regardless of race or nationality. In the graphic novel Pele: The King of Soccer, Eddy Simon and Vincent Brascaglia beautifully depict Pele's rise from the slums of Brazil to the national stage.

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Download or read book Pel written by Harry Harris and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unprecedented look at the man behind the myth, award-winning sportswriter Harry Harris brilliantly charts the meteoric rise of the small-town boy who became a living legend.

Download or read book Man with a Mission Pele written by Larry Adler and published by Raintree. This book was released on 1976 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Pelé, the soccer player who has become an international celebrity.