Who is Edson Arantes Do Nascimento? Perhaps this name only known by few people. But for sure, if Pele is mentioned, the world know him very well. Not only is he known by football afficionados, but also by everyone from every level of society in the planet; from school boys to teachers, from taxi drivers to businessmen, from singers to movie stars, from politicians to the Presidents, even The Pope. Pope Benedict XVI is the football lover besides his predecessor, Pope John Paul II who played football in his young age in Poland. Ronald Reagan, when received Pele in the Oval Office, said, “Good to meet you. I’m the President of the United States; you don’t have to tell me who you are – I know you’re Pele, everybody knows!” People around the world know Pele as the greatest footballer with his fantastic achievement. He scored 1,283 goals during his professional career – started with his football club Santos in 1956 and ended with club Cosmos in 1977 - and decided to retire when he wa...
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