Legend Pele: A lifetime of football memories (Photos)

Pele was feted as ‘The King’, a title given to him by playwright Nelson Rodrigues when he was just 17.

Last updated: December 29, 2022 at 9:21 PM

By SU9 staff 9 months ago Sports

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Argentina’s Diego Maradona, left, Pele of Brazil, centre, and France’s Michel Platini pose shaking hands during Platini’s jubilee at Nancy stadium, eastern France.

Pele, left, holds the Olympic torch as Arthur Nuzman, president of Brazil’s Olympic Committee, right, applauds at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, June 13, 2004.

Pele shows off his six domestic championship medals at a Brazilian football confederation event. The confederation reissued new medals to Pele for winning the championship during his time with Santos in the 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and 1968 seasons.

Pele, centre, speaks to young football fans during a training session in Hong Kong, March 8, 2011.

Pele, centre, with other former Santos players hold up the Libertadores championship trophy during the centennial anniversary celebration of the team in Santos, Brazil, April 14, 2012. Santos, the Brazilian club which ruled football with ‘The King’ Pele in the 1960s, turned 100 with a rich history to show, including many major titles and remarkable victories that make the club one of the most successful in football.

General view as the Brazil fans display a get well soon banner for former player Pele inside the Lusail Stadium before the Cameroon vs Brazil match on December 2, 2022

The ball with which legendary Brazilian player Pele scored his 1,000th career goal is displayed during a tour of Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pele is taken around the stadium in an open vehicle while attending the Subroto Cup match in New Delhi, India, October 16, 2015.

In this photo taken on April 5, 2013, Pele and businesswoman Marcia Cibele Aoki pose on the red carpet of The Foundation for AIDS Research event in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The 75-year-old Pele married Aoki at a ceremony on July 9, 2016, in the resort of Guaruja, near Sao Paulo.