People know him as the black pearl. He is the one who dedicated his life to football. We can, in fact, call him Sachin Tendulkar of football. He is among one of the favourite footballers of his time. He always played like a hero. His name is registered in the history of football. Nowadays we are crazy for FIFA and players like Ronaldo and Messi. And as the FIFA is coming near why not to talk about that one epic player whose memories will remain intact in football fans minds.
Today we will give you a flashback of Pele's journey. Have a look.
Pele is among the renowned players. He played his first football match in Santos and there he did his first goal. After that he never stopped, every goal he did took him to the stairs of success. At the age of 16 only he became a part of the National football team.
In the year 1969, he made his 1000th goal when he was playing his 909th match. He had played 1363 football matches in his entire life.
In his accolade, the government printed the post office tickets. But as we all know everything comes to an end. In the presence of 2 lakh people in 1971 in Marcana, he played his last match against Yugoslavia.
Whether he plays in the field or not his name will always be taken when we talk about football.
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