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      • Pelé announced his retirement in 1974 but in 1975 agreed to a three-year $7 million contract with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League and to promote the game in the United States. He retired after leading the Cosmos to the league championship in 1977.
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    After the 1974 season (his 19th with Santos), Pelé retired from Brazilian club football although he continued to occasionally play for Santos in official competitive matches. A year later, he came out of semi-retirement to sign with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1975 season . [ 54 ]

  3. Oct 1, 2013 · On 1 October 1977, Brazilian legend Pele, then aged 36, retired from professional football with an exhibition game for New York Cosmos against his former Brazilian side Santos.

  4. Apr 2, 2014 · Pelé announced his retirement from soccer in 1974, but he was lured back to the field the following year to play for the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League, and temporarily ...

    • 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.
  5. Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé retired after playing 1,363 games, winning 37 titles, scoring 1,281 goals, including 92 career hat-tricks. He spent his post-football life involved in social activism, including being a ...

  6. Dec 4, 2022 · From Retirement to a Comeback. When 1970 - a World Cup year - rolled around, it was understood that Pelé had seen enough and was in fact set on retirement. Fortunately for football fans, he was...

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