Background:
The greatest and most famous soccer player in history, Brazil’s Pelé revolutionized the game with his electrifying, creative, and athletic style of play. He was such an appealing player that he transcended national boundaries in a sport that is almost synonymous with nationalism. Pelé became a global ambassador of the sport, bringing increased attention to soccer in many countries, especially the United States. Even in his seventies, he attracted attention to soccer, as he did at the 2014 World Cup in his native country of Brazil.
In October 1940, in the poor town of Tres Coracoes in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, soccer player Dondinho and his wife Celeste Nascimento gave birth to their first child. They christened him Edson Arantes de Nascimento. Two years later another son, Zoca, was born (he was briefly a pro soccer player before becoming a lawyer). His parents couldn’t afford to…
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