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Essay / Pelé - 2351
PeleEdson Arantes do Nascimento or better known as Pelé has been prominently named the best football player in the world and is still arguably the best in history. Pele's style of play changed the game forever. And thanks to such success at home, Brazil had become the most feared international team until now. But not only did Pelé change football, he also changed the hearts and minds of less privileged people around the world, giving them hope to continue and move forward towards their dreams. On October 23, 1940, in the small town of Tres Coracoes in southern Brazil, a gifted child named Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born. And only two years after him, his younger brother Zora was born and they did everything together all the time, especially playing football. At a very young age, Edson was introduced to a game called football which in his country is the most popular sport. His father Dondinho, who was also a great footballer, taught Edson the game and just about everything there was to know. But due to the unfortunate money problems her family was experiencing, she could not afford to buy a soccer ball to play with. So to solve the problem, Edson's father took an old sock and stuffed it with rags so the kids could play with it and use it as a soccer ball. A few years later, all the children in the neighborhood called him Pelé. Edson had no idea what it meant and neither did any of the kids, it was just a nickname given to him because his soccer skills were way better than anyone else his age. But little did he know that the name Pele would stay with him throughout his life and become the most popular name in his life. But because of its middle of paper, it is practice", and "Enthusiasm is everything, it must be taught and vibrated like a guitar string." ( ). Also in Brazil, a new game called "pelada ” was started, where football was played in the streets This game was only played by the best in the world, Pele, who gave this game its popularity Some of his career states when he played scored. 1,280 goals in 1,360 matches which set a record for his country and the rest of the world this record has not yet been broken and some say it never will. -twelve hat tricks, which is still a world record He scored four goals in thirty matches, three goals in ninety-two matches and eight goals in one match, which is the most goals ever. scored by a single person Pelé also scored 100 or more goals in three different seasons and had over 400 goals by the age of twenty-one...