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As a nine year old child, he watches his father crying as he listens to the radio. as brazil lose the final of the 1950 world cup to uruguay and pele decides to avenge this. and he says it tells his father he s going to avenge this. and just 20 years later, brazil have won the world cup three times. pele has helped them win the world cup three times, and especially after mexico 70. mexico 70 is the first world cup, which is broadcast live to to much of the planet. that habit that we have of downing tools for a month every four years and watching the world cup. now, we ve just been doing this with the action in qatar. all of that starts really with pele. it s pele who transforms this event into the most gripping sports event that there is. does more than anyone else to turn the world cup into the spectacle that it is today. and i think it s there s something ....
About 35 minutes ago. let s cro55 now to the sport centre. holly you have more. it’s now to the sport centre. holly you have more- now to the sport centre. holly you have more. it s interesting to hear some of these have more. it s interesting to hear some of these statements - have more. it s interesting to hear some of these statements and - have more. it s interesting to hear- some of these statements and tweets. and, some people who have covered pele and who have played with him over the years. if for sports journalists like me who were there and did not see it it is incredible to see this reaction. he is a name that transcends the name of football one of the greatest of all time we have heard three times world cup winner and we did know that this news would be coming. he has had had treatment since the 29th of november for colon cancer in heart and kidney problems and he had been battling cancer since september last year. that is not confirmed that pele ha5 that is not confir ....
Well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in 1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of exhaustion. when brazil beat sweden in the final, one opponent said when he watched pele, he felt like applauding. injury limited his role in the 1962 world cup. in 1966, well, opposing teams knew they had to stop pele one way or another. four years later, in 1970 in mexico, pele was part of a brazilian team widely regarded as the best set of players ever. they won the world cup with a freedom of expression and fluency never seen before. it was pele s last world cup. without him, brazil waited another 2a years before winning the trophy again. pele remained in demand. ....
To get to 19m, to with all of that, to get to 1970, to win that world cup? i with all of that, to get to 1970, to win that world cup? with all of that, to get to 1970, to win that world cup? i think he had the maturity win that world cup? i think he had the maturity to win that world cup? i think he had the maturity to bounce win that world cup? i think he had the maturity to bounce back, - win that world cup? i think he had the maturity to bounce back, and. win that world cup? i think he had the maturity to bounce back, and i remember the maturity to bounce back, and i remember presale lost that world cup and they remember presale lost that world cup and they had to find a new direction. they did that for various signings direction. they did that for various signings in direction. they did that for various signings in 1969, and that meant that pele. signings in 1969, and that meant that pele, almost in the twilight of his career that pele, almost in the twilight of his ....
Phenomenal player. he was so important and every brazilian s life. he would really was a king to so many people here. so many people here. yes, even thou:h so many people here. yes, even though he so many people here. yes, even though he had so many people here. yes, even though he had not so many people here. yes, even though he had not played - so many people here. yes, even though he had not played for. so many people here. yes, even though he had not played for a l so many people here. yes, even i though he had not played for a very long time he remained such a important cultural figure for people in brazil and around the world. that is riaht in brazil and around the world. that is right this in brazil and around the world. that is right this is in brazil and around the world. that is right this is a in brazil and around the world. t isgt is right this is a country that is defined itself by football. when the world cup happens people stop working. they all tune in to wa ....