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Black and white television, because hes not done it in this game. >> i was going to ask you about the comparisons. 1281 goals in his lifetime. you talked about him winning three world cups. one of the stories that i had heard about him and always struck me was during 1967, there were factions that were fighting a civil war in nigeria. and this is the power of pele. they agreed, two sides fighting, agreed to a cease-fire so he could play an exhibition match in nigeria. it just goes to show you th...

Game was stopped several minutes to celebrate his landmark achievement. in 1967, pele learned that he and his team had the power to stop other things, too. when they visited nigeria prompted warring factions to call a 48-hour creease-fire in e war. >> they stopped the war because people are so crazy about football. they loved football. they stopped the war to see the ball played in africa. something you cannot explain. >> reporter: by the time pele returns as a footballer playing for the cosmos,...

Edson arrantes de -- we all know him as pele, hes gone from earth, but his memory remains. thank you so much, chris wittyngham. now to closed here closed were roads and well take you there live. and a fresh apology from southwest airlines. all while the airlines, new steps its going to take to reimburse passengers whose holiday travel was ruined. those detatails are up next. the majority of people sawaw 9% clearer skin even at 5 years. serious allergic reactions may occur. tremfya® may incr...

>> reporter: who else always been a global icon, but in his native brazil, hell always be regarded as a national treasure. his passing is cause for national mourning and as he so humorously put it himself, there will never be another pele. >> to do that again would be very difficult, because my mother and father. >> what an incredible life, player and person that was cnns don riddell. joining us now on the phone is chris whittingham, soccer analyst and commentator. first, to you about the impact...

Example, in the united states, he comes to play for the new york cosmos in the mid1970s. as a result, his name almost becomes synonymous with the sport because it was not terribly popular for several years. if you said the word "soccer" or the word football, you would say p p pele and say it in a variety of ways, pele, pele, you would know the notoriety in the name. he comes up from many generations of americans, and obviously, the world over is known as being someone so influential in the sport...

1940s, he discovered football at a young age. he made his debut at the age of 16. within a year, he was scoring goals for the brazilian national team. by this time, he was better known by his nickname pele, in 1958, at 17, he became the youngest man to play in a world cup final, scoring twice as brazil beat sweden. it was the first of three world titles hed help win for his country. he electrified audiences with his fancy footwork and ability to score seemingly and plausible goals. it was somewh...

It was laudable. it was something that was synonymous with something that we cant even access, because it came from a different time. and, yeah, to me, the way he came to the united states and changed the way that americans viewed soccer was just sort of incredible. i think laid the groundwork with what we see with major league soccer, i think when a lot of big soccer stars head lined by pele came over was a huge part of it. >> he was a beautiful player in a beautiful game but also a beautiful s...