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May 6, 2024 · Pelé (born October 23, 1940, Três Corações, Brazil—died December 29, 2022, São Paulo, Brazil) was a 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 won three World Cup championships (1958, 1962, and 1970).
Pelé is a retired football player from Brazil who is regarded as the best soccer player of all time and was the highest-paid athlete at the peak of his career. He helped the Brazil national team win three World Cup championships and set goal-scoring records. As of June 2024, Pelé’s net worth is estimated to be $100 Million.
Dec 31, 2022 · Pelé signs a contract. Photo by Getty Images. Pelé received a salary of $150,000 per year during his playing days, but his celebrity was so large that he banked far more money through commercial ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Pelé aggravated a groin injury two games into the 1962 World Cup in Chile, sitting out the final rounds while Brazil went on to claim its second straight title. Four years later, in England, a ...
Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé's Cosmos defeated the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in a playoff match before 77,691 fans at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. It was the biggest crowd to ever see an NASL match.
Dec 30, 2022 · Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in Três Corações – an inland city roughly 155 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro – in 1940, before his family moved to the city of Bauru in São Paulo.
Dec 29, 2022 · Contrary to modern times, there wasn’t much money in football, but Pelé is said to have been paid a significant sum of $2.8 million a year for the three years he played with the Cosmos (a total ...
