| For us younger folks, Brazil soccer is
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| | at a tender age for his prowess in front
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| great because that's how it's meant to
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| | of goal, becoming top scorer in almost
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| be...we take that as a natural order of
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| | all of these tournaments. At the tender
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| things, having grown up with the
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| | age of 15, he caught the eyes of one of
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| Brazilian soccer team's successes in the
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| | the biggest teams in Brazil, FC Santos,
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| World Cups of the 1990s. But the myth of
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| | who offered him a contract and by 16 he
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| Brazilian soccer was born a lot earlier,
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| | was already a member of the senior squad.
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| in times when soccer started to become a
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| | He spent almost his entire career at
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| worldwide "plague" and there are a lot of
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| | Santos, since European transfers weren't
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| people who attribute this internalization
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| | that popular back, although the final 2
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| of soccer to the Brazilian team of the
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| | years of his career were spent at New
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| 50s, a team that was lead to success by
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| | York Cosmos, before Pele finally hanged
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| one of the most preeminent figures in
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| | his boots. Pele made his debut in the
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| sports, the famous soccer player Pele.
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| | Brazilian soccer team in the same year he
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| Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele
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| | debuted at Santos' senior squad, when he
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| climbed a steep mountain from living his
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| | was just 16 years old. Amazingly, he was
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| youth in a poor Brazilian family, to
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| | taken on to the 1958 World Cup squad, at
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| becoming one of the most beloved figures
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| | age 17, becoming the youngest player in
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| in the modern history of sports. His
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| | the competition. He even scored a crucial
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| father was a footballer himself, playing
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| | goal in the quarterfinals against Wales,
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| for Fluminense in the Brazilian league
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| | a goal which took Brazil past that stage
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| and it was only natural that young Pele
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| | and into the semis. But Pele was saving
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| would follow his father's footsteps in
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| | the best for the final: meeting Sweden,
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| the game. He wasn't always known as Pele
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| | he scored a magnificent goal, lobbing the
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| though. Rumor has it that this nickname
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| | ball past a defender and volleying it
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| was given to him in primary school, as he
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| | into the net, eventually winning the
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| kept misspelling the name of one of his
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| | final for Brazil. After the match ended,
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| favorite players at that time, Vasco Da
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| | the effort and the joy bundled up and the
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| Gama's goalkeeper Bile. His schoolmates
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| | 17-year old Pele couldn't take it,
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| gave him this new nickname and mostly
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| | passing out on the field and needing
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| made fun of him, so he obviously disliked
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| | medical attention. As a soccer player,
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| it; so much that he punched the fellow
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| | Pele attended 3 more World Cups, between
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| classmate that coined the nicknamed.
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| | 1962 and 1970, winning the first and
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| However, in time, he gradually became
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| | latter. He was the first player ever to
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| used to it and even started liking it and
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| | score in 4 different World Cups and in
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| it wasn't long before everyone knew the
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| | 1970 he achieved a unique performance
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| soccer wonderkid as Pele. Living in
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| | that boosted him to the heights of
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| poverty, he couldn't afford soccer
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| | international soccer: he scored 1,000
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| equipment, nor a soccer ball. He shined
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| | official goals for club and country.
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| shoes for an extra coin that would help
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| | Although many dispute this record or try
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| him and his friends stitch up a
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| | to bring it down, saying that soccer
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| newspaper-filled sock to use as a
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| | wasn't as defensive or tactical back than
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| football. He formed a team with his
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| | as it is today (which is partially true),
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| neighbors from the Sete de Setembro
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| | his merit of being a major stand pole on
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| street and even participated in a youth
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| | the international soccer stage between
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| tournament, where the team earned the
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| | the mid 50s all the way to the late 70s
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| nickname "the shoeless ones" because none
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| | should not be undermined. Named best
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| of the kids could afford to waste their
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| | soccer player in the World and athlete of
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| walking shoes (if any) on playing soccer.
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| | the 20th century, Pele now acts as an
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| A few years later, each member of the
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| | ambassador for soccer and fair play.
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| team worked hard for the extra money to
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| | Niv Orlian is the author and the owner of
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| get a proper pair of shoes and renamed
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| | a Soccer Fans website that provides
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| their team to Ameriquinha. Participating
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| | information on various topics related to
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| in numerous youth tournaments with
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| | soccer such as famous soccer players.
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| Ameriquinha, Pele made a name for himself
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