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For us younger people, the Brazil soccer is great because it is how it should be ... we take the natural order of things, I grew up with the Brazilian football team in the successful World Cup, and the myth of Brazilian soccer 1990s.But was born much earlier, when football began to become the world "plague" and there are a lot of people who attribute this internalization is a Brazilian football team 50-team, leading to the success of most of the prominent figures in sports, the famous football player Edson Arantes do Nascimento Pele.Born, Pele went on steep mountain of his youth living a poor family in Brazil, becoming one of the most beloved figures in modern history of the sport. His father was a footballer playing in the same league and Fluminense in Brazil, it was only natural that a young Pele would follow in the footsteps of game.He father was always known as Pele though.
Rumor has it that this nickname was given to primary school, still misspelled the name of one of their favorite players at that time, friends of Basque da Gama goalkeeper Bile.His gave him that nickname new and particularly mocked him, so he obviously did not like, so hit the classmate that coined the nickname. However, over time, gradually become accustomed and even began to love and it was not long before everyone knew that football wonderkid Pele.
Living in poverty, could not afford the football team or a soccer ball. He shined the shoes of an extra room that allows him and his friends to open a newspaper full of socks to use as a soccer ball. He teamed up with its neighbors on the street Sete de Setembro and even participated in a youth tournament, where the team earned the nickname of "bare feet", because none of the children could not afford to waste their walking shoes (if any) soccer.A in the game years later, each member of the team have worked hard to get extra money for a pair of shoes and changed his name to his team Ameriquinha. Participate in many youth tournaments Ameriquinha, Pele has made a name for himself at an early age for his prowess in front of goal, becoming top scorer in almost all tournaments.
At the tender age of 15 years, caught the attention of one of the biggest teams in Brazil, Santos FC, who offered him a contract and for 16 years and was a member of the senior team. He spent most of his career at Santos, since European transfers were not popular back, although the last two years of his career was devoted to New York Cosmos, before Pele finally hung up his boots.
Pele made his debut in the Brazilian national football team in the same year he debuted at Santos squad when he was 16 years. Surprisingly, it was leading to the selection of the 1958 World Cup at age 17, becoming the youngest player in the competition. Even scored a decisive goal in the quarter-final against Wales, a goal that has happened this time in Brazil and Pele in semis.But best for the final assembly, Sweden, scored a magnificent goal, pushing the ball past a defender and into the net, eventually winning the final by Brazil. After completing the game, the effort involved and the joy and Pele, 17, could not bear it, from the field and need medical attention.
As a football player Pele, who took part in three other races, between 1962 and 1970, won the first and second. It 'was the first player to ever score in four different races and in 1970 he achieved a unique performance that boosted him to the top of international soccer: he made the official aims of the club in 1000 and many country.Although deny this or try hard to bring it down and said that football was not as tactical or defensive back than it is today (which is partly true), has achieved a great stand-polar international football stadium, between the mid-50 th century to 70 century must not be questioned. Named the best player in the world, and the athlete, the 20 th century, Pele now acts as an ambassador for football and fair play.


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