1. PELE

Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) is a world football legend who was born on October 23, 1940. He brings Brazil won the World Cup three times (1958, 1962 and 1970) and had been named as the best player throughout the centuries by the IFFHS. Dubbed the "Black Pearl", has recorded a total of goals during his professional career in 1280 as a goal. Has a nimble dribble, great technique, and high scoring instincts make Pele as a frightening figure line opponents. He pursue the world of football since the age of 10 years and was discovered by Waldemar de Brito football pasa age 11 while working as a shoeshine. Four years later, de Brito brought Pele to Sao Paolo and Santos persuaded the director of professional teams to recruit Pele. De Brito expressed his belief that Pele will be the greatest footballer on earth.

Belief de Brito proved in 1962 and 1963 while Santos managed to steal the inter-club championship, even becoming the top scorer in the Brazilian league. Pele's name continues skyrocketed when Brazil became the world champion in 1958. Pele who are new to the Brazilian national team showed exceptional talent. In the next two World Cup 1962 and 1970, a very large role to Brazil's Pele can embrace the world cup trophy three times. At the 1966 World Cup champion Brazil in the favorites. Pele and Garrincha have each scored one goal when Brazil beat Bulgaria. The number of injured players make the game less sharp Brazil. Pele became the butt-defender defenders. He was in jegal, in hit-and subjected to rough tackles. Brazil finally eliminated after losing to Hungary and Portugal are in the hatched Eusebio. At the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, with most of the young Brazilian players back into a championship favorite. In the final, Brazil against Italy. In the first half Pele scored until the first half ended 1-1. In the second half Brazil beat Italy 4-1 success with additional goals Gerson, Jairzinho and Carlos Alberto. Brazil finally won the third time.

Pele is revered not only in football, he even had to stop the war. When Pele came to the 1967 exhibition match in Nigeria, the warring parties in the civil war called for a ceasefire for 48 hours so Pele could play in the Nigerian capital Lagos. As a soccer player, Pele managed to reach the peak of achievement in a relatively long compared to other players. Only a few players are able to perform excellent for five years, but Pele still look amazing for 18 years. Pele played for Santos continued until 1974. After that, in 1975 he joined the club by American Cosmos reach 7 million dollar contract and the highest transfer record at the time. Pele played for three years and closed his career with the Cosmos in the North American league title in 1977.

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