
Pele “O Rey” The king of football
Background • He is considered by many people as the greatest football player of all time. • Pele was born in Brazil. • He grew up in poverty in Bauru, Sao Paulo. • He played for Santos FC in the Brazilian League. • He won 3 FIFA World Cup titles with the Brazilian National Squad. • He scored more than 1000 goals on his professional career. • He works now as an ambassador for Football.
Pele’s Skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7HFq1gKeUU
Interesting Facts • Pele has been one of the few football players to score more than 1000 goals at professional level. • Pele has a long running dispute against Argentinean football player Diego Maradona for the title of best player of all time. • Pele has been the only football player to have 3 World Cup titles (1958, 1962, 1970).
Works Citied • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pele • http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&gbv=2&ndsp=20&tbs=isch%3A1&sa=3&q=pele