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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, championed the sport in brazil and around the world. a three-time world cup winner remains -- we j...

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 he'd help win for his country. he electrified audiences with his fancy footwork and ability to score seemingly and plausible goals. it was somewhat of a disappointment that his 1,000th goal was a penalty. >> and a comic guy in brazil, he say, l...

It was laudable. it was something that was synonymous with something that we can't 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 spirit. he did a lot after soccer. and the one thing i think we all remember, anyone who has seen vi...