8: 0 in favor of pele

On October 23, the King of Football celebrates his anniversary

It seems that everything seems to be known about the Brazilian, who performed under the tenth number. Many books, articles and films are devoted to him. Moreover, individual real stories about Edson Arantis Duzent resemble fairy tales, and mythical adventures related to the forward who scored 1289 goals in 1363 matches, eventually turned into pure truth. The hero himself once said: “Pele is a player, and Edson is a guy who takes care of Pele. I have two lives, but I am an ordinary person. " However, fans of the “unusual” Messi and Ronaldo, if they heard about the black pearl, then know about the exploits of the XX century legend. “New” chose eight entertaining facts from the life of the idol of millions who changed football and peace.

Piele's scored balls celebrated in a signature way, which was later adopted by many players. There was a famous fist in the air in the jump spontaneously, although the journalists claimed that the Brazilian thought for a long time over his own “stroke”. However, the only three -time world champion opened a secret after his career ended:

“It happened in a match with Zhuvantus, which developed for my Santos is very difficult. The opponent went into a blank defense, and the fans acted on my nerves with their mocking cries. But I was a dashing trick: I beat four defenders and goalkeeper in the penalty area, throwing the ball over their heads, preventing him from touching the ground, and then sent the projectile to the net. And when I scored, I involuntarily jumped out, shaking in the air with a fist. All this was, as it were, in revenge of the vile torside of Zhuvantus. And subsequently I began to celebrate every success like this. ”

The nickname of Pele stuck to the guy in childhood. Moreover, the athlete's biographers are still arguing where the strange pseudonym came from. Indeed, in Portuguese, such a combination is consonant with the word “leather” or “skin”. Some experts are sure that the clicked comes from the Brazilian name of street football - “Peladus”. Others believe that the judge of Turkish origin, who pronounced “Pe-le”, if the little Edson accidentally touched the ball with his hand, should thank.

In an interview with Bild magazine, the anniversary announced the following version: “The goalkeeper Bile played in my father’s team. I was his fan, but I always called the favorite incorrectly - a saw or pele. Then they began to tease me in the yard. It was angry and offended. And then, during one of the matches, the audience began to chant me: "Pe-la! And I had to come to terms. ”

In the late 60s, the king several times came across racial discrimination against himself in the United States. Once, at the height of Santos’s trip to America, unknown people called the Boston Hotel room and warned the club’s leaderships that they would kill Pele, “if this black does not get out of the city.” After such threats, the police did not move away from the star either a step. And in New York, they somehow decided to call him to a business reception, so that, as the scorer himself admitted, "to demonstrate an exemplary black one." But the football player said that he would come only with his color comrades, and the invitation was canceled ... Nevertheless, all this did not prevent the wizard who had already hung the wizard in 1975, which had already been hanging with the American Cosmos club, which promised him $ 7 million in three years.

In a fight with Botapogo, Edson Arantis distinguished himself with a record eight times.

But his favorite client was Corinthians. 49 matches - 49 goals.

“I went to meetings with this team without any back thought. But it so turned out that I often publicly promised to score precisely before games with black and white. Therefore, he could not violate such obligations. The driver of our bus Senor Ladeira, an ardent fan of Corinthians, was especially upset, ”Pele himself explained the unique statistics.

It is funny that he met his first Rose-Marie wife at the Santos basketball match with Corinthians. The next day there was already a football fight of these teams. And the expectant mother of his children asked not to score her beloved club. But Goleador at that time traditionally disobeyed ...

Probably, the most incredible incident occurred with a duplication in Lima, where his Santos played with one of the local teams. The referee actively helped the owners: he counted the goal, clogged from offsay, did not appoint a penalty for the demolition of the attacker. And in the second half, he completely deleted the virtuoso “Ten”, outraged by the next bell of the judge. But such a turn of the case, oddly enough, did not arrange the Colombian fans, who almost made a lynching over the arbitrator, who deprived them of the opportunity to enjoy the finters of the native of the cquorassoons. And with the shouts of "We paid for the pele!" They forced the servant of Themis to leave the field. The side judge, who changed the flag to the whistle, canceled the decision of the main one and returned Dribler to the game.

The match ended with the victory of Santos, and the stands applauded standing on the Brazilian genius, stabbed his ball.

Pele, who, by the way, was estimated at 200 thousand dollars 60 years ago, was incomparable not only on the green lawn. He transformed into a successful businessman and skillfully earned everything that was connected with his name, fundamentally not advertising only alcohol and cigarettes. And he came to promote the Piel coffee even to Moscow.

However, the masters also sometimes have rather funny punctures. The Swiss company selling around the world of the Bure brand, she wanted to win the Latin American market and signed a contract with the wizard, according to which she received the right to sell her products under the name “Pele”. It seemed a win -win option. But the Aborigines thought that the hours made in the country of wild monkeys would probably be late, and did not show their proper interest. And after a few months it was decided to return the “real” “storm” to the shelves.

Pele records amaze the imagination: 1289 goals in 1363 matches played in 21 years, 90 times he made hat-tricks, scored four goals 30 times, four times-five times.

In 1959, he distinguished himself 126 times in 103 meetings during the season. And a year earlier, at the age of 17, he turned into Sweden in the youngest world champion. He is still the best scorer in the history of the Brazilian national team (77 goals).

By the way, when Pele and Garrinchi were simultaneously on the field, Celeso did not suffer a single failure. In 1999, the IOC recognized Piele an athlete of the century. And he became the coolest football player of the 20th century according to the four largest publications. True, the father of seven children, with his main achievement, called the spelling of the book "I - Pele."

Because she forced many of his compatriots ... to learn to read.

By the way, the forward received higher education only in 1977 and then composed five more books. And the ball with which the master scored the thousandth goal was sold at a charity auction for 22 thousand dollars.

Not a single football forecast of Pele, who considered the best goalkeepers of Gordon Banks and Leo Yashin, never came true. He predicted victories at the championships of the planet Colombian in 1994 and the Spaniards in 1998 (both did not leave the group). The French with the Argentines in 2002 also failed his favorites. But the Brazilians, with whom he promised a departure at an early stage, raised the Julya Rome Cup that year above his head.

“If you want to win the title, never listen to the magician,” Louis Filip Skolari once said to the steering pentakampeons. By the way, the sorcerer, who was strovering well on the guitar and even released a couple of records, never sought to work as a mentor: “I wear costumes acquired thirty years ago, because I did not become a coach. Coaching is a profession that kills. ” But he played himself in 42 paintings. For example, in the film “The Flight to Victory”, Pela struck a penalty so much that he broke his finger playing the role of Cyper Sylvester Stallone.