Pelé began playing for Santos at age 15 and the Brazil national team at 16. During his international career, he won three FIFA World Cups: 1958, 1962 and 1970, the only player to …

Oct 19, 2025 · Pele, Brazilian football (soccer) player, in his time probably the most famous and possibly the best-paid athlete in the world. He was part of the Brazilian national teams that …

Apr 2, 2014 · Pelé played professionally in Brazil for two decades, winning three World Cups along the way, before joining the New York Cosmos late in his career. Named FIFA co-Player …

Dec 9, 2024 · Who is Pelé? Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940, in Três Corações, Brazil, is widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time. His …

In his first appearance on the world stage, he scored key goals in both the semifinal and the final match of the 1958 World Cup to win it for Brazil. At this point, he had achieved superhero …

Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé was soccer's global face for decades and is regarded by many as its best player of all time. He rose from humble beginnings in rural Brazil to eternalize a powerful and …

Pelé created a path out of poverty, became a football idol and finally, left an unprecedented legacy. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pelé as the football world would worship him, wrote...

Dec 29, 2022 · FILE – Brazil’s soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King’s Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who …

Sep 27, 2024 · Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, 1940, is broadly respected as the most prominent football player of all time. His title is synonymous with …

When he burst onto the scene at the 1958 World Cup he became the first global football superstar, the first football player whose name was recognised the world over, even by those …