Pele the King of Soccer in Brazil - biography of Pele (legends of sports in World)
April 7, 2009 by: MarcioPele one of the most admired in Brazil as personality. Built his career with brightness and many honors in football. It was an outstanding football player as Garrincha, Didi, Zico and Romário. After leaving the football has become an ambassador of Brazil in the world, showing that our people than football has other qualities.
Edison (Edson) Arantes do Nascimento,KBE (born 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation /peele/, in English usually /’pelee/) is a retired Brazilian football player, rated by many as the greatest footballer of all time. He was given the title of Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison (after Thomas Edison), he prefers to call himself Edson, but it is as Pelé that he has become a sporting legend.
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In his native Brazil, Pelé is hailed as a national hero. He is known for his accomplishments and contributions to the game of football[9] in addition to being officially declared the football ambassador of the world by FIFA and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. He is also acknowledged for his vocal support of policies to improve the social conditions of the poor (when he scored his 1,000th goal he dedicated it to the poor children of Brazil). During his career, he became known as “The King of Football” (O Rei do Futebol), “The King Pelé” (O Rei Pelé) or simply “The King” (O Rei). He is also a member of the American National Soccer Hall of Fame.
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