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  1. Dec 29, 2022 · Although the sports star added he “can never be 100 percent certain about the origin,” the most probable explanation is that the nickname was given to him by classmates because he mispronounced the...

  2. Jan 5, 2023 · In 2009, he told the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano: “God gave me the gift of knowing how to play football, because it really is just a gift from God.” He knew he was special, but he also knew he could not take credit for that specialness – or at least not all of it.

  3. Dec 29, 2022 · — Pele, on the idea of god-given talent “This debate about the player of the century is absurd. There's only one possible answer: Pele.

    • Did Pelé ever say 'God'?1
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    • Pele admits he found it hard to stay faithful. After the 1958 World Cup, Pele became an icon. He was football's first millionaire and still a teenager.
    • Pele intended to quit after the 1966 World Cup. Brazil went to the 1966 World Cup as favourites, having won the competition four years earlier in Chile.
    • He was criticised for not taking a political stance. In 1964, the Brazilian military staged a coup, which led to a dictatorship being established in the country that lasted until 1985.
    • There may have been government interference in the Brazil team. The film paints a picture of how national team's exploits were used to launder the reputation of the military regime during the 1960s.
    • Pele (Santos, NY Cosmos & Brazil) World Cup wins: 1958, 1962, 1970 European Cup/Champions League wins: 0. Ballons d'Or: 0 League titles: 7. International caps/goals: 92/77.
    • Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) World Cup wins: 0 European Cup/Champions League wins: 4. Ballons d'Or: 6 League titles: 10. International caps/goals: 140/71.
    • Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus & Portugal) World Cup wins: 0 European Cup/Champions League wins: 5. Ballons d'Or: 5 League titles: 7.
    • Diego Maradona (Argentinos Juniors, Boca Juniors, Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla, Newell's Old Boys & Argentina) World Cup wins: 1986 European Cup/Champions League wins: 0.
  4. Dec 29, 2022 · SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Pelé once confessed that he had long been troubled by a conundrum, one he’d only be able to crack when he met God, face-to-face, and could demand an explanation.

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  6. Jan 7, 2023 · Pele spoke often and from the heart about his gratitude to God, to football, to the Brazilian people and to Brazil itself. Clean and unspoiled, Pele’s character made his greatness visible early on. As early as the 1960s.