THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PELE, KING OF FOOTBALL
Pele is being celebrated world wide after his passing. The Brazilian legend passed away on Thursday, December, 20, 2022 in Sao Paolo.
The former Minister of Sports in Brazilian has been eulogized by many former players as the King of football.
They acknowledge that he brought football into the lime light after his great contributions.Pele made significant records in the game and also became a big source of entertainment for football fans all over the world.
This earned him the nickname “O Rei” which means the King.Most football fans and followers as well as players and managers believe Pele made the game popular, lucrative and entertaining.
He earned invitation to play for Brazil at age 15, but scored his first goal when he was 16 years and 9 months. This has made him the youngest goal scorer for Brazil till date.Edson Arantes Do Nacimento as he was originally named is the only footballer to have won the World Cup three times.
At age 17, he won his first World Cup with Brazil in 1958. His inclusion in the then Brazilian National Team gained a special attention with respect to his age and contribution.Pele would go on to win another World Cup with Brazil in 1962 but this time as a matured figure in the game.
His record third time triumph came in 1970.Until Lionel Messi broke the record of goals scored by a player in South American football history, Pele had scored 77 goals for Brazil in 92 games.It is also documented in Guinness Book of Records that he scored 1,279 goals in 1,363 which included official and unofficial matches.
The International Football for History and Statistics (IFFHS) also indicated that the King of football scored 541 goals in 560 official games for club and country.
For Club football, the Legend also recorded 643 goals in 660 games for Santos in Brazil and after playing 64 games, he scored 37 goals for New York Cosmos in USA.
With all these records, Pele was born in 1940 and died at age 82 years deserves to be celebrated.Rest in Peace King of football.
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