OPINION: His life and his infectious smile should inspire us all. Pele PeleEterno
In this file photo taken on June 10, 2013 Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, gestures during a press conference at Volkswagen plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Photo: Nelson ALMEIDA/AFP
There were two things that stood out about Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more easily recognised as Pelé, the greatest footballer in history.He has been called the “eternal master of the beautiful game”, winning the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and again in 1970. When he finally retired in 1977, Pelé had scored more than 1 000 goals.He scored 77 for Brazil, a mark only equalled at the recent World Cup by Neymar.
He achieved this in a period when football was less money-driven and less of the carefully constructed media- and mega-business circus that it is now.
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