Pelé scouted for Premier League club Fulham in 2002.
In 1989 DPR Korea issued a postage stamp depicting Pelé.
Various sources accept that Pelé scored 1281 goals in 1363 games.
Pelé said this in a conversation with former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia.
Pelé's goalscoring record is often reported
as being 1280 goals in 1363 games.
Pelé(crouched, second from right to left)
and Brazil national team at 1959 Copa America.
Pelé finished as the second best scorer of the competition with 4 goals.
But were we better than Sacchi's Milan or Pelé's Brazil, or Johan's Ajax?
Pelé is 79 years old
and is counted among the greatest footballers of all time.
Pelé did not play in 1966,
but another great player knocked on this World Cup.
However, the show also included a
cartoon villain with a clear physical resemblance to Pelé.
Pelé's last international match was on 18
July 1971 against Yugoslavia in Rio de Janeiro.
Pelé relaxes by the hotel pool with his guitar after the 1970
World Cup in Mexico.
The number of league goals scored by Pelé is listed as 589 in 605 games.
It was in the 1958 World Cup that Pelé began wearing a jersey with number 10.
A consensus of media and expert polls rank Pelé as the greatest footballer of all time.
In the 1363 games Pelé has played(including friendly club matches),
he has scored a record 1280 goals.
The most notable area of Pelé's life since football is his ambassadorial work for various bodies.
In his autobiography, Pelé stated he had no idea what the name means,
nor did his old friends.
When Pelé scored the fifth goal in that Final,
I have to be honest and say I felt like applauding”.
His main guest on opening night was Pelé; the two had a friendly chat,
showing no signs of past differences.
In a statement to Paulo, Pelé said, as far as I know Maradona has
always been one of the best players.
The Brazilian government declared Pelé an official national treasure in 1961 to prevent
him from being transferred out of the country.
The only international match Garrincha
lost was against Hungary in 1966, 1- 3, which Pelé did not play in because of injury.
Pelé has published several autobiographies,
starred in documentary films, and composed musical pieces, including the soundtrack for the film Pelé in 1977.
Pelé left his position in 2001 after he was accused
of involvement in a corruption scandal, although nothing has been proved so far.
He was selected by Pelé as one of FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players,
and as the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year in 2002.
The World Cup was marked, among other things, for brutal fouls on Pelé that left him injured by the Bulgarian and Portuguese defenders.
Pelé was still only 15 when he made his
debut for Santos' first team in a match against FC Corinthians on 7 September, 1956.