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« on: October 23, 2010, 11:08 »
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The best football player ever, Pel, turned 70 today.  A phone company produced this video showing him at 70 playing for the Brazilian national team against Argentina, scoring a goal from the opposite field - the one thing he never managed to do in his 1283 goals.

Novo Comercial da Vivo com Pel - Copa do Mundo 2010 (COMPLETO)


more about him:
http://www.goal.com/en/news/60/south-america/2010/10/21/2176031/70-facts-about-brazil-legend-football-icon-pele-on-his-70th

and 70 photos of his career:
http://www.terra.com.br/esportes/infograficos/pele-70anos/


jbarber873

« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2010, 19:34 »
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Madelaide-  What a wonderful video! Thanks for sharing that. I had the honor of photographing Pele when he was in New Haven at the Yale bowl in 1976. I was a 18 year old kid, this was my first assignment for a sports magazine, and I was scared to death. Pele was kind and understanding, and took extra time to make sure I got a good shot. I'll never forget it.

LSD72

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« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2010, 19:51 »
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I remember him when I was growing up. I bet he would still kick my arse in Soccer today.

« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2010, 20:42 »
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What a great story, jbarber!

I remember having read, at the time of the World Cup in Italy in 1990, that Matthus, the German player, had met Pel when he was a little child and Pel visited the sports factory (Puma or Adidas, I'm not sure) where his father worked. He held Pel's legs and said "I want to be like you".

It always amazed me how Pel is known everywhere. Wherever I go, when I say I am from Brazil, often his name comes to the people's mouths, be it in Fiji or Morocco.

Unfortunately I never saw him play live, but my early football memories is the World Cup in Mexico in 1970, when Pel scored some important goals and helped our team achieve its third world championship. Carlos Alberto, who was the team's leader then, also appears in that video (he talks to Pel in the interval between the 1st and the 2nd half).

« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2010, 20:50 »
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Great player,  great man , player in-front of his time , but best player if u count people from this planet only , the other guy was from somewhere else. ;)

LaoKao

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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2010, 21:21 »
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He was my football hero. An awesome & skillful player :)

« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2010, 21:23 »
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 Hi madelaide,

 My Favorite ever. He was my idol when I was a young player, I am staring at a 40 year old ball signed by Pele as I type. It sits on my work desk and I rub it for good luck before a game. A true gentleman of the sport if there ever was, what a great representative. It is hard to believe he is 70.

Best,
Jonathan


 

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