
29 Dec 2022: Pelé passes at 82 — and football loses its most famous life. We trace the human story behind the myth: poverty to Santos, the only player to win three World Cups (1958/62/70), the reality behind the goal numbers, and how he helped globalize the game through tours, the New York Cosmos, and public life beyond the pitch. A tribute to football’s greatest ambassador.
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