"(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "Pelé Forever" "NARRATOR:" "The most famous man in the world is the Brazilian Pelé." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "A superstar courted by kings and queens, nobles and commoners," "Pelé is the celebrity who knew better than anyone how to handle fame." "He was born for glory." "Pelé is the greatest footballer ever, the embodiment of the most popular sport in the world." "When bidding farewell to the national team," "LONG LIVE THE KING 150,OOO passionate fans, rather than saying goodbye, cried out with a single voice..." "CROWD: (CHANTING) Stay!" "Stay!" "And Pelé stayed forever, immortalised in their memories." "Pelé:" "I'm very happy because I managed to gather my entire family to participate in the film about my life." "I was only able to accomplish everything you're about to see with the strong support of my family, especially my father's encouragement and my mother's understanding." "My family was always fundamental to my ability to accomplish everything I always dreamt of." "I thank God for all of this and I want to share this great joy with you." "(FAMILY APPLAUDING)" "CELESTE:" "I was born in Três Corações." "My father worked for a lumber company and had a horse-drawn cart." "We were nine brothers and sisters, six girls and three boys." "When I was 14, I used to go out with my girlfriends." "I met Dondinho on one of these outings." "Dondinho was in the army." "We started going out and a year later we were married." "I was 15 years old." "When I was 16, I was pregnant with my first child." "lt was a normal pregnancy." "Was it really normal, Mum?" "There were little inconveniences sometimes, you know?" "A head butt, kicks in the belly... I thought to myself, "There's going to be a footballer around here."" "Mum, what did the midwife say when Dico was born?" "She told me to be very careful with this child, that he was going to be a special child who would make me very proud." "NARRATOR:" "Celeste and Dondinho's son was born on October 23, 1940, in Três Corações." "His father admired Thomas Edison, inventor of the electric bulb." "That's where Edson came from, Edson Arantes do Nascimento." "He grew up watching his father play football." "Dondinho was centre forward for Três Corações Athletic Club," "Atlético Mineiro, S'o Lourenço's Vasco da Gama, and Itaiubœ's Yuracan." "In a match against Yuracan..." "Dondinho scored five headed goals." "Victor Cunha formerly 3 Coracões Athletic Club" "Five headed goals in just one game!" "His son never did that." "Dondinho Pelé's Father I even missed some." "He doesn't have it on tape, does he?" "No." "NARRATOR:" "In 1945, Dondinho joined Bauru Athletic Club and brought the whole family with him." "He was a champion with BAC, where he played for 8 years." "His career came to an end due to a knee injury." "Dondinho was a good football player, but his greatest feat was giving the gift of football to Pelé." "Antônio Yafushi friend from Bauru I met him when he was 3 years old, when he arrived from Minas." "He was only this high, but really loved the ball!" "Pelé didn't do anything else." "He had the ball with him day and night." "He scored in his sleep, dreaming about football." "Edir Alves former Baquinho player" "You could invite him to play anytime." "He would always go." "Jorge Arantes Pelé's Uncle" "As long as there was moonlight, they were playing." "NARRATOR:" "The most famous name in the world came about by chance." "Pelé came from Bilé." "Celeste Pelé's Mother" "The goalie for Vasco da Gama in S'o Lourenco was called Bilé." "Nevaldo Alle friend from Bauru" "When they put together a little team, they told Pelé, "You're the goalie."" "When he made saves, they would say, "Get it, Bilé!"" "The kids didn't understand very well and started saying "Pelé"." "It was Pelé, Pelé, Pelé." "NARRATOR:" "The first uniform Pelé wore was From a street team called September 7." "He also played for Canto do Rio, S'o Paulinho de Curuça, and for Ameriquinha, where he wore his first football boots." "radio ANNOUNCER:" "The Brazilian team enters the pitch!" "NARRATOR:" "When he wasn't playing, he was listening to football on the radio." "On the radio he listened, together with his father, to Uruguay's defeat of Brazil in 1950 at Maracan' stadium." "iv FIFA WORLD CUP JULES RIMET TROPHY lt was a national tragedy that had the whole country in tears." "PELƒ:" "I remember it as if it were yesterday." "I saw my father with tears in his eyes." "I was worried because in those days, my father was always saying that men didn't cry, they had to be strong." "And I saw my father crying, completely defeated." "It seemed like he had just finished the game, like he himself was on the pitch and had lost the game." "All I could say was that he didn't need to cry because I was going to win a World Cup for him." "TRAGEDY on MARACANÃ pitch" "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's football career really started at Baquinho, the team at Bauru Athletic Club." "He was discovered by Waldemar de Brito, former star of the national team." "Waldemar de Brito was an idol at the time." "He was Pelé's teacher." "L.C. Cordeiro Historian" "The first time he saw Pelé play, he realised that he was extraordinary." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé played many tournaments in Bauru and was a winner and top scorer in all of them." "The biggest clubs in Brazil had their eyes on him." "rio loves pELƒ!" "pELƒ, cANJARƒ AND pIcÃo GO TO rio'S BANGU" "DONDINHO:" "Bangu was on a trip in the Bauru region, and Tim, Bangu's coach at the time, wanted to take him to Rio." "I didn't let him because I didn't want him to go to Rio or any big city." "So he was invited to play for Noroeste in Bauru." "Waldemar got mad because he was worried that team would weaken his skills, and he thought it was better to go to Santos Football Club than to stay with Noroeste in Bauru." "But I didn't want him to go anywhere or be a football player." "So they stayed all night trying to convince you to let him go to Santos." "Thank God, Celestinha!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé was 15 years old when he arrived at Vila Belmiro on August 8, 1956." "Pelé went to the right team at the right time." "Urubat'o former Santos player" "When he came to Santos, we were already a championship team." "Manga former Santos player" "We were two-time Paulista champions." "Pepe former Santos player" "He arrived with the newspaper Mundo Esportiyo in his back pocket and wearing a new navy blue suit." "Very simple, very nice." "Ugly!" "He was skinny with skinny legs." "His hair was cut in the shape of a horseshoe." "NARRATOR:" "That same day, he set foot on the Vila Belmiro pitch For the First time." "At the first training sessions, he showed how fit he was." "He was very good." "He was clever." "He was intelligent." "He dribbled past Formiga twice and Formiga almost fell on his behind." "NARRATOR:" "Based on this training session, he got his first contract, which included accommodation, meals, laundry service and a salary of 6,OOO cruzeiros, all of which he sent to his family in Bauru." "Pelé was living at the Santos training grounds, trained with the first team, and was treated like an adult." "PELƒ:" "One month later, I got the chance to play with the first team." "It was a friendly match against Corinthians from Santo André." "I was on the bench for the first half." "In the second half, I replaced Del Vecchio, and I soon scored my first goal wearing the Santos jersey." "And the goalkeeper from Santo André made a business card later that said," ""Zaluar, goalkeeper, Pelé's first goal."" "NARRATOR: çt 16 years of age came the first great opportunity, a tournament with four European teams and four Brazilian teams, including a combined Vasco-Santos team." "In the opening match, a star is born." "The boy Pelé grabs this opportunity with both feet and shows what he can do." "ANNOUNCER:" "Pelé bursts into the area," "Costa Pereira comes out, he chips it over..." "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "In a brilliant performance, he scores a hat trick in the 6-1 final score." "CROWD:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "In the match against flamengo, he also leaves his mark." "ANNOUNCER: ...he dribbles past Pav'o on the right." "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's incredible peçormances in these matches put him in the national spotlight." "He is immediately selected For the national team and plays in the Roca Cup against Argentina." "Pelé is introduced during the second half wearing the number 13." "Brazil was already losing 1-O." "Within a few minutes, he scores a goal, the first of his 95 goals in the national team jersey." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "Pelé, number 13!" "NARRATOR:" "The magic of his play becomes a source of national pride." "But Brazil loses 2-1 and needs to win the following match." "Argentines win 2-1" "Pelé starts in Pacaembú game" "Pelé is already a starter." "18 minutes in, he drives into the area and scores the first goal." "Mazola's goal makes it 2-O, and the national team takes the cup." "Brazil was the Roca Cup champion." "That was my first international title and my first title wearing the national team jersey." "You never forget your first title." "PAULISTA championship 1957 lt gave me confidence that I would be a starter for Santos wearing number 10." "NARRATOR:" "The new number 10 is already a sensation." "He has precise footwork," "(CROWD CHEERING WILDLY) fast thinking," "(CROWD CHEERING) and sharp reflexes." "He makes his opponents look like they're standing still, and he goes through them, untouchable, homing in on the target." "Pelé is the championship's top scorer for the first time." "In my first championship, I was fortunate enough to score 36 goals." "For a 16-year-old boy, it was a great achievement." "NARRATOR:" "Then it was 1958, a World Cup year." "Pelé's biggest dream was to play in the World Cup for the national team." "for him, every match is an opportunity to excel." "Pelé plays with contagious ioy, so that his opponents participate in his joy." "The mischievous kid transforms a match against América into a football ballet." "There's no dishonour in being defeated by a phenomenon that defies the imagination." "He scores four beautiful goals in the 5-3 victory." "A spellbound Nelson Rodrigues makes a prediction." "Some youths are incredible, an aberration." "One such youth is Pelé, who has an irresistible presence." "PACAEMBU STADIUM" "He's a king from head to toe." "BRAZIL vs BULGARIA FRIENDLY MATCH" "At the World Cup in Sweden, he will not tremble before anyone." "With Pelé on the team, they will go to Sweden with their heads held high." "The others will tremble before us." "(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)" "SWEDEN 1958 ln the first matches of the World Cup," "Brazil wins 3-O against Austria and ties with England in a scoreless game." "BRAZIL vs USSR ln the match against the Soviet Union, Brazil makes some changes and brings in Garrincha, lito and Pelé, who was out due to bruising." "Pelé's first impressive move is a beautiful pass with a header." "Then he sets up a triangle, this time on the ground, that results in a goal for Brazil." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Artistic football prevails over technical football and Brazil wins 2-O." "Pelé celebrates his first World Cup victory." "BRAZIL vs WALES ln the quarter-finals, the opponent is the defence-minded Wales." "following a corner kick, Pelé heads the ball, hitting the post." "ANNOUNCER:" "He follows through..." "Go forward!" "NARRATOR:" "The match is difficult." "In an unforgettable play," "Pelé scores his first World Cup goal," "the goal that qualifies Brazil and one of the most memorable of his fantastic repertoire." "ANNOUNCER: 1-O!" "Pelé!" "BRAZIL vs FRANCE" "NARRATOR:" "The Brazilian team plays against the dreaded france in the semi-finals, and after nine minutes, Brazil scores the first goal." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "(PROTESTS IN FRENCH)" "NARRATOR:" "Not long after, france ties the match." "Pelé shows leadership, despite his youth." "He picks up the ball from the net and walks with it as if he owned it." "Shortly after, Didi scores a great goal." "Now it's 2-1... ln the second half, Pelé destroys the french team," "Vavœ crosses the ball over and Pelé scores the third for Brazil." "ANNOUNCER:" "Brazil!" "Pelé's goal!" "NARRATOR:" "And now Garrincha crosses the ball over," "Pelé takes advantage of the rebound and scores the fourth goal." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal for Brazil!" "Pelé!" "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "Didi crosses the ball with style, and Pelé scores the fifth goal for Brazil." "The crowd is already seduced by the Brazilian team and by Pelé." "BRAZIL vs SWEDEN" "The final is against the home team." "His Majesty, King Gustav Vl of Sweden enters the pitch to greet the players, including the new king." "The stadium is packed and the crowd cheers for their team." "Sweden scores first." "ANNOUNCER:" "And goal!" "NARRATOR:" "The Brazilian fans are shaken, reminded of the tragedy of the 1950 World Cup." "Everybody waits for a reaction, which isn't long in coming." "Pelé shoots and hits the post." "The equaliser comes with the pass from Garrincha to Vavœ." "Pelé is ready for a memorable afternoon and initiates the play that leads to the second goal." "Garrincha repeats the same implacable play and Vavœ breaks the deadlock." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal from Vavœ!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé wants to score as well." "He flicks the ball past the defender but it doesn't go in." "ANNOUNCER:" "Exceptional play!" "NARRATOR:" "In the second half, another flick, with plenty of style." "Now that ball does go in." "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "Total delirium." "Shouts of joy echo all over Brazil." "People celebrate the title in advance." "And here comes the great conclusion." "Pelé initiates a play with a back heel pass and scores Brazil's fifth goal with a header." "An amazing conclusion." "Goal!" "ANNOUNCER:" "Pelé!" "With an extraordinary header, he scores the fifth goal for Brazil!" "NARRATOR:" "The 17-year-old boy faints, overcome with emotion, and requires medical attention on the pitch." "ANNOUNCER:" "The match is over!" "for the first time in history, Brazil is the world champion." "Pelé fulfils the promise he made to his father as a child." "Remembering the child he was, he sheds tears ofjoy." "The 1958 World Cup victory is a mark of redemption." "Redemption and liberation." "MAN: (SINGING) The World Cup is ours" "Brazilians can't be stopped" "And what a golden squad It's good..." "NARRATOR:" "The country that loves Football the most finally receives love in return." "Euphoric, players and managers celebrate the great feat live on TV, drinking champagne from the cup itself." "(LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING)" "In Brazil, Pelé is enveloped in the people's embrace and receives a warm welcome." "People ecstatically greeted the new kings of football in the streets." "Hail the Kings of Football!" "WORLD champions" "The Brazilian heroes parade in triumph." "Politicians court the glory of victory in the figure of a champion." "Still just a boy, but already so distinguished." "HAIL THE WORLD champions ln S'o Paulo, Pelé is received at the governor's palace." "Receiving many honours, he is the most celebrated of all the world champions." "He is presented with a small cash prize." "He also receives a television set, a wooden boat, and a Romiseta car." "PAULISTA championship 1958" "After we won the World Cup in 1958, I had two goals I wanted to achieve, the Paulista Championship and the Rio-S'o Paulo Tournament." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé is already the world's king of football, but he still wants to win titles in his own country." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Every match he plays is more spectacular than the last." "They're all filled with goals." "In a match against Corinthians, 30 seconds after the start, he scores the quickest goal of his entire career." "His team, Santos, is amazing." "It's like a goal-scoring machine." "pELƒ passes 5o coals!" "Every one of their matches is a show." "It's one goal after another." "Santos scores 143 goals in this championship." "A record." "Pelé:" "I played 38 matches in all." "Once again I was the championship's top scorer with 58 goals." "And Santos was champion." "The other challenge was Rio-S'o Paulo, a tournament where the 12 best Brazilian teams play each other." "It was a tournament that Santos hadn't yet won." "RIo.sÃo paulo tournament 1g5g" "NARRATOR:" "With his always decisive goals, Pelé leads Santos to victory against the biggest teams in Brazilian football." "No one can resist the powerful team from Vila Belmiro, which many already considered Brazil's best." "At the start of 1959 I had the good fortune to win the Rio-S'o Paulo with Santos FC and achieve my goal." "NARRATOR:" "His prestige increases with the titles he wins, and so does the number of fans." "Pelé receives an enormous amount of letters from all over the world." "There are countless invitations for Santos to play abroad, especially in Europe, where they want to see Pelé up close." "(BOAT HORN HONKING)" "He arrives in the old world as international football's new sensation, and Santos is required to play several matches in one week." "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "MAN: (SINGING) Who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé I asked who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé" "The ball brought him money" "Gave him a name and fame" "The ball put him amongst the greatest in the world" "Who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé" "Yes, but who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé" "He is an expert dribbler" "And an accurate shot for him there is no defence for him there is no goalie" "He's a world champion He's the king of top scorers" "Who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé" "But who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé" "The ball brought him money" "Gave him a name and fame" "The ball put him amongst the world's greatest" "Who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé I asked who is that guy with the ball at his feet?" "It's King Pelé" "NARRATOR:" "King Pelé reigned in style in stadiums across Europe and America, winning many titles and scoring many goals." "BETWEEN '59 AND '61 PELƒ WON 1 1 international TITLES WITH 99 GOALS IN 80 GAMES" "lnternationally acclaimed," "Pelé is pursued by big European teams" "Juventus and Milan fight over Pelé willing to pay handsomely for his footwork, milan EvEs pELƒ!" "offering astronomical amounts." "PELƒ is a real god of football" "He refuses all of them." "REAL MADRID OFFERS 80,OOO for pELƒ" "He prefers to stay in Brazil." "And staying in Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento is enlisted to serve in the military." "(MILITARY MUSIC PLAYING) ln a strange coincidence, the great top scorer served in the artillery group in Santos." "He was recruit number 201 and had no special privileges." "Pelé:" "I did everything a private is supposed to do." "We had to clean and polish boots, do the laundry." "I set the tempo for marching." "I was on guard duty." "It was so embarrassing because people would pass by on their way to work and some would stop, others would say hello or tease me, and some would ask for an autograph." "And I was standing there on guard duty at 6:" "OO a.m., there was nowhere to hide." "NARRATOR:" "Private Edson was enlisted to play national and international tournaments." "With him and other stars," "Brazil competes in the South American Armed forces Championship." "In the final, they face Argentina and defeat them 2-1 with a goal from Pelé, winning the tournament." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "BRAZIL champion SOUTH AMERICAN ARMED FORCES" "Private Pelé plays for the national team" "At 19, Pelé enioys a fantastic phase" "Bernardo O'Higgins Cup and establishes himself as an all-rounder." "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "Regardless of the number on his jersey, he plays beautifully in both areas." "In one, he defends vigorously, and in the other, he attacks." "He is the bow and the arrow." "ANNOUNCER:" "He can do it now!" "He waits a bit..." "NARRATOR:" "His privileged view as a top scorer makes him an excellent playmaker." "His constant movements confuse his opponents." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé prepares, dribbles, penetrates and scores." "Pelé and the ball were made for each other and live out an eternal love affair on the pitch." "In a single season, Pelé plays in 103 matches and scores 127 goals." "His prestige is enormous." "He's on the cover of many magazines." "His popularity is celebrated all over the world, and he is besieged by his fans everywhere." "When devoted fans surround him, he doesn't dribble past them." "On the contrary, he opens play and embraces them." "Pelé proves to be a great player, but more than that, an irresistible finisher." "Presenting the year's biggest success I AM PELƒ" "ToDAv pELƒ IN person" "Everyone wanted to know all about Pelé's life." "Books were written about him." "The first one, I Am Pelé by Benedito Ruy Barbosa, brought together at its launch the three biggest stars of Brazilian football" "Arthur friedenreich, Leônidas da Silva and Pelé." "The second one, Voyage Around Pelé by Mœrio filho." "In its preface, "Blacks in Brazilian football,"" "Mœrio highlights Pelé's pride in being black and writes," ""He emphasises being black not to challenge anyone," ""but to honour his mother, father," ""grandmother, uncle," ""the black family who raised and supported him."" "I was born black and I'm proud of being black because every Brazilian has a trace of black or indigenous ancestry." "I'm very proud of being black and being Brazilian." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's life was also made into a film, King Pelé, the title role played by Edson Arantes do Nascimento himself." "Pelé was also a star of advertising campaigns." "What coffee is this?" "lt's Café Pelé." "It's delicious." "You see?" "a star with a great supporting cast." "After Santos FC's great success abroad, the management decided to hire more stars and build a great team, almost invincible." "A great international-level football team!" "Fiori Gigliotti broadcaster lt would be very hard to put a team like that together." "Lima former Santos player lt was the closest thing to a theatrical spectacle I've ever seen." "A symphony orchestra, a ballet troupe." "Menotti football coach" "A display of rare beauty." "lt was football as art." "PELƒ:" "To giye you an idea, in one decade" "Santos won eight Paulista Championships, and I was the top scorer in almost all of them." "WOMAN: (SINGING) Now Santos has the ball" "PAULISTA champion 196O" "Santos is the new champion" "Glorious black and white from the coast" "TWO-TIME champion 1961" "Overwhelming champion this year" "Now Santos has the ball" "THREE-TIME champion 1962" "Santos is the new champion" "Glorious black and white from the coast" "PAULISTA champion 1964" "Overwhelming champion this year" "Santos, always Santos" "PAULISTA TWO-TIME champion 1965 ln or out of the trapdoor" "Playing anywhere You are the lions of the sea" "PAULISTA champion 1967" "Bravo to our champion" "Now it's Santos!" "PAULISTA TWO-TIME champion 1968" "PAULISTA THREE-TIME champion 1969" "Santos, always Santos ln or out of the trapdoor" "Playing anywhere" "You are the lions of the sea" "Bravo to our champion" "Santos!" "Santos!" "CHILDREN: (SINGING) Brazil!" "Brazil!" "The victory in Chile will be ours" "When the ball runs It's Brazil" "The Brazilian team was the big favourite to win the World Cup in 1962, because it was a mature team, with players from the 1958 group." "In the preliminaries, the Brazilian team won all the matches." "NARRATOR:" "The opening match is against Mexico." "Pelé is the biggest name in the World Cup." "He wants to repeat the feat of 1958." "In the first half, he makes several attempts." "But Brazil only scores in the second half, when Pelé recovers a lost ball and crosses it to Zagallo to score 1-O." "(CROWD CHEERS)" "His ambition is certainly greater, and he seems to want much more." "In another great play, he sprints at great speed, runs past four Mexicans and shoots." "On target, as usual." "ANNOUNCER:" "Simply fantastic!" "PELƒ:" "The match against Mexico wasn't very difficult, but we were a bit worried about the second match." "Brazil vs Czechoslovakia" "We knew that the Czech team had a strong defence." "So we were going to try medium-range shots." "(CROWD EXCLAIMING)" "NARRATOR:" "As planned, Pelé tries twice." "His first shot leaves a Czech defender dizzy." "ANNOUNCER:" "Brazil advances." "Pelé takes it on the chest." "NARRATOR:" "In his second attempt, he kicks harder..." "ANNOUNCER:" "He shoots high..." "NARRATOR:" "...and feels an intense pain in his leg." "(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)" "As soon as I put my leg down, I felt something pulling in my groin." "But I still forced myself." "I went to the side with Mœrio Américo for a better assessment." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé, who had neyer had a serious injury in his career, had sprained a muscle, leaving the whole country quite apprehensive." "PfLEUR:" "I did some tests trying to stretch my legs, but when I tried moving to the side, it was a serious problem." "ANNOUNCER:" "And we hope that nothing serious happened to this incredible player... ln those days, the treatment was a hot compress, an ointment used at the time and hot towels." "After a couple of days, I started to feel better." "I started walking on the pitch and training again." "In the first cross with my left leg, I felt it." "I felt it. I was terribly sad." "I felt something overwhelming in my heart, because I thought I was all right." "But then I realised that I was out of the next match and out of the Final." "(FANFARE PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "Without Pelé, Brazil eliminated the Spanish, the English and the Chileans." "Brazil vs Czechoslovakia - final ln the final they face Czechoslovakia again, and Pelé has to resign himself to being a spectator." "With the tie at 1-1, at 25 minutes into the second half," "Brazil breaks the deadlock with a goal from Zito." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "The Chilean crowd celebrates with the Brazilians." "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "And Vavœ makes it 3-1." "GROUP: (SINGING) The World Cup is ours" "Brazilians can't be stopped" "And what a golden squad" "They are good at samba" "They are good at football" "Brazilians This time in Chile" "Showed what football is all about" "They are two-time champions" "Dancing samba with the ball at their feet" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Although already acclaimed as a two-time world champion," "Pelé still lived with his teammates at a modest pension in Santos, close to Vila Belmiro." "Pelé lived at Georgina's pension." "The pension was so much fun." "All the guys lived there." "I was there, Pelé also, later Coutinho joined us." "There were 12 or 13 of us living there at Georgina's place." "lt was a meeting place." "There was the tram in those days." "We took the tram to go train at Santos' football pitch." "When we were late, we were woken up by the tram." "We were never late, you know?" "It was a great time." "A really good time." "None of us had a car." "The only one who did was Pelé." "(ENGINE REVVING)" "NARRATOR:" "Everyone knows that Pelé slept a lot." "But Few know that he didn't always sleep lying down." "Pelé was a sleepwalker." "Carlos Alberto former Santos player" "He talked a lot early in the morning." "Pepe former Santos player l once saw him doing exercises in his sleep." "Raimundinho former Santos player" "He used to get up and open the door around midnight, 1:" "OO a.m." "Dorval and I would watch." "Then he would go back to sleep." "Urubat'o former Santos player" "We woke up scared sometimes to his screams, afraid he wasn't feeling well." "He really screamed." "When the guy moved in his bed, we would wake up to watch." "Dorval former Santos player" "He would get up and scream, "Goal!" "Goal!"" "I thought, "My God, the match hasn't even started and he's already scoring?"" "PELƒ:" "Goal!" "(LAUGHS) lt wasn't only dreaming in my sleep." "Brazil hadn't yet won the South American and Club World Cup titles." "My dream was to win those two titles for Santos FC." "NARRATOR: çfter going through three stages in the qualifiers," "Santos arrives in Buenos Aires for the South American final." "Santos vs Peñarol Libertadores Cup" "The opponent is Peñarol, then world champion and winner of the only two previous editions of the Libertadores Cup." "The Uruguayans want to defend their title and know very well that the secret is to shut down Pelé." "But the dreamer wants to fulfil his wish and pulls apart the Uruguayan defence." "In a nice play, Coutinho scores the first goal." "At the beginning of the second half," "Santos' number 10 starts an amazing sprint, running past four Peñarol players." "Dorval passes from the right." "Then Pelé gets the ball at the top of the area and shoots with his right foot." "(CROWD CHEERS)" "An amazing goal that drives the Argentine crowd crazy." "Pelé always wants more." "And with the instincts of a good predator, he makes it 3-O." "(CROWD CHEERING LOUDLY) for the first time, a Brazilian team wins the South American championship." "Excited by Pelé's performance, the Argentine fans invade the pitch and take his strip as a souvenir, leaving the king literally naked." "GOD OF FOOTBALL'S STRIPTEASE" "SANTOS WINS LIBERTADORES CUP" "PELƒ:" "Already South American champion," "Santos had to face Benfica, the European champion." "Santos and Benfica face off at Maracan'" "The first match was in Brazil." "Santos vs Benfica Club World Cup" "And we chose Maracan' stadium because in a large field, the ball moves more freely, and we had the support of the Rio fans." "NARRATOR: çt 32 minutes, Pelé scores the first goal." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Benfica comes back and Eusébio ties the match, causing the fans from Rio, now cheering for Santos, to worry." "But shortly after, Coutinho scores and gives Santos the lead again." "After a one-two pass, Pelé scores a third, increasing the advantage." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Benfica still gets close." "It's a close 3-2 victory that gave the Portuguese a lot of hope for the next match." "LISBON 1962" "When we arrived in Portugal, they were already selling tickets for the third match." "Gosh, we hadn't even played the second one yet, and they already had banners saying," ""Benfica, world champion." That made us want to win even more, and we played one of Santos FC's greatest matches, and the best one of my career." "NARRATOR:" "Right at the start, Pelé receives a pass from Pepe and scores." "With more confidence now, he scores the second goal for Santos." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR: ç beautiful play that gets an ovation from the Portuguese crowd." "And Pelé celebrates." "In a great sprint in the second half," "Pelé dribbles past three Benfica defenders and crosses it for Coutinho to score." "(CROWD CHEERS)" "A beautiful thing!" "Pelé's show must go on." "He destroys the Portuguese team with fantastic dribbling." "In another brilliant move," "Pelé scores the fourth goal for Santos, who wins 5-2." "With a fabulous performance, Pelé gives Santos its first Club World Cup title." "WOMAN: (SINGING) Now Santos has the ball" "Santos is the new champion" "Glorious black and white from the coast" "Overwhelming champion this year" "Now Santos has the ball It's Santos, say it!" "Santos is the new champion" "PfLEUR:" "Back then Braçil was an optimistic country." "We were in a golden age, and winning titles in sports became an obligation." "Brazil was two-time world champion in football, two-time world champion in basketball." "It became an obsession to be two-time world champion." "And there was some pressure for Santos to be two-time South American champion." "But this time, the final match was at La Bombonera against Boca Juniors." "Santos vs Boca Jrs Libertadores Cup" "And it's not easy to play there." "(CROWD CHANTING)" "The fans' pressure, the screaming in your ears..." "When we were entering the field, they started chanting," ""Pelé, son of a bitch!" "Little monkeys from Brazil."" ""Pelé, son of a bitch!" "Little monkeys from Brazil."" "NARRATOR:" "The fans created a hostile atmosphere, and the players went on a rampage against Pelé." "He moved all over the pitch, but the order of the day was to pursue him wherever he went." "And anything goes in order to neutralise him, even tearing his shorts." "Two minutes into the second half, Boca Juniors scores the first goal, making their fans even crazier." "Santos immediately reacted." "Pelé gets a pass from Dorval and moves it to Coutinho in front of the goal." "Coutinho scores and silences the crowd." "(CROWD booing)" "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "Coutinho!" "NARRATOR:" "Dismayed at the score, the Argentines intensify their persecution of Santos' number 10." "(REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE)" "Pelé is not intimidated." "He continues to shine and stands up to the opponents, proving that he's not easily daunted." "(LIVELY MUSIC PLAYING)" "Santos presses harder on the pitch." "Coutinho makes a nice pass to Pelé, who scores the great winning goal." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé celebrates in style, making Santos two-time South American champion." "Celebrating titles is really his thing." "After this victory, Santos went back to play in the world championship, this time against Milan in Italy." "NARRATOR: ç bad start." "Milan achieves a 2-O score without much difficulty." "In a fast attack, Pelé makes it 2-1." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "The amazing Pelé!" "NARRATOR:" "Milan is having a great match, and is leading 4-1." "Pelé scores again." "But his goals were not enough to avoid the defeat." "MILAN "PULLS AHEAD" 4-2 OVER SANTOS" "SANTOS FACES MILAN AT mARAcANÃ without pELƒ, zITo AND cALvET" "NARRATOR: ç bad omen." "PçLj:" "I couldn't play in the tace-ott against Milan at Maracan', and neither could Zito or Calvet." "All three of us were in the stands with another 133,OOO fans cheering for Santos." "We were behind 2-O at the beginning." "ANNOUNCER:" "He's going to shoot!" "Goal!" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "PçLj:" "In an untorgettable comeback, we were able to achieve the same 4-2 score as the first match in Milan." "(FIRECRACKER EXPLODING)" "SANTOS WINS WITH 4 GOALS!" "The decisive match was two days later at Maracan'." "Santos vs Milan Club World Cup Final" "Again, I wasn't able to play." "But cheering for Santos was great, they're a team with great technique and willpower." "(REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE)" "(CROWD SHOUTING)" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "We won 1-O, and that night Santos won the Club World Cup title for the second time." "GROUP: (SINGING) Bravo to our champion" "SANTOS FOOTBALL CLUB TWO-TIME WORLD champion" "THANKS THE PEOPLE OF rio FOR THEIR SUPPORT" "To thank the fans from Rio for their support of Santos FC during the international matches, we decided to pay homage to them." "In a match against fluminense, each player from Santos wore the jersey of a football club from Rio." "I wore the Olaria iersey." "NARRATOR:" "The Olaria iersey is understood as a diplomatic gesture from Pelé, a celebration of Rio football." "A nice way to thank the fans for their warm support of Santos." "Pelé was always honoured at Maracan' no matter who the opponent was." "It was the guarantee of goals." "GROUP: (SINGING) BotaFogo, BotaFogo" "Champion since 191O" "NARRATOR:" "The matches between Santos and Botafogo were memorable." "Every match was a graceful exhibition of artistic Football that brought together the best of the national team." "In these matches, Pelé improved his repertoire of mythical plays, which live on in the memories of the fans." "In a Libertadores Cup match," "Libertadores Cup 1963" "Pelé greeted Maracan' with a hat trick in a historic 4-O victory." "In another memorable match," "Brazil Cup 1962" "Santos defeated Botafogo 5-O, with two goals from Pelé." "With this victory, they became two-time Brazil Cup champion." "Santos two-time Brazil Cup Champion Santos beats Botafogo 5-O" "GROUP: (SINGING) Let's all sing from our hearts" "The Malta cross is my..." "NARRATOR:" "Vasco fans, whose club Pelé was particularly fond of, were also treated to his magic, witnessing beautiful performances by the King of football." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Brazil Cup 1965" "Pelé, who loved to score on the majestic stage of Maracan', scored the victory goal that gave Santos the unprecedented title of five-time Brazilian champion." "GROUP: (SINGING) Once flamengo" "Always flamengo flamengo I shall always be" "NARRATOR:" "Even the massive flamengo fan club sometimes had to cheer for the star from Santos against their own team." "This massive crowd saw their team suffer bitter defeats, some even humiliating." "Rio-S'o Paulo Tournament 1961" "The worst was flamengo's 7-1 defeat." "Pelé, who loved to play to a packed stadium, seduced the crowd with unforgettable plays." "ANNOUNCER:" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "With three of his signature goals, he was the sensation of the night." "(PROTESTS)" "One hundred thousand red-black fans gave Pelé a standing ovation." "SANTOS DESTROYED FLAMENGO 7-1" "The King of Maracan'" "GROUP: (SINGING) I am tricolour at heart" "NARRATOR: fluminense Fans also experienced moments of reverence for Pelé's football." "One of them would be gloriously commemorated at Maracan'." "Rio-S'o Paulo Tournament 1961 for the first time ever, a goal was immortalised with a plaque." "That's where the expression gol de placa came from." "PçLj:" "I scored the tirst goal right at the start of the match, and they began to press hard on Santos to tie it." "Mengœlvio received the ball at the Santos' penalty box and passed it to me." "I took off in the counter-attack." "RE-ENACTMENT I dribbled past one, two, three, past the 4th, 5th, 6th players and scored the most beautiful goal in the history of Maracan'." "ANNOUNCER 1 :" "Pelé changes his trajectory." "He wants to go through and does it." "ANNOUNCER 2:" "He's all alone." "Goal!" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "He gets the ball in the midfield." "Coutinho closes on the left and Dorval on the right." "He tries for the middle and runs." "He runs past two men, who don't try to stop him." "He lifts his foot, faking Jair Marinho." "Cafu follows Jair's sprint and leaves the goal wide open for Pelé, winning the applause of the entire Maracan' crowd." "The whole stadium got up and gave him a standing ovation for at least five minutes." "It was a masterpiece." "Deni Menezes Journalist" "The incomparable Pelé, with his genius, inspired the creation of the expression gol de placa." "Gol de placa was an understatement." "It should be "golden goal"." ""Gol de placa" is the name of the goal!" "ON THIS PITCH ON 5-3-1961 PELƒ scored" "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GOAL IN mARAcANÃçs HIsToRv" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé has always been a winner on the pitch." "Off it, not so much." "As a businessman, he sometimes met with failure." "PELƒ: çt first, thinking about the future, I invested money in real estate and had a partnership with Zito and Pepe, our left winger." "We built small buildings." "Then we bought a building supply store, the Sanitœria Santista." "But since we travelled a lot, we had a partner, Pepe Gordo, who looked after the business." "Perhaps due to his lack of experience, he didn't do well." "Afterward, Zito and I invested in a latex firm called fiolax, which didn't work out either." "So I can't consider myself a good businessman, because I always trusted people, I always believed in them, and they say a businessman can't be like that." "(CHURCH BELLS RINGING)" "NARRATOR:" "Lucky in football, lucky in love." "Pelé had many girlfriends all over the world, but when he met Rosemary Cholby in Santos, he decided to leave the life of a bachelor behind." "I met her at a basketball game at the Santos Sport Club." "I was watching the game and met her." "She was a Corinthians fan." "I think we were going to play against Corinthians two days later, and she asked us not to play well and not to score goals." "GROUP: (SINGING) Doctor, I didn't get it wrong" "My heart belongs to Corinthians" "NARRATOR:" "The huge Corinthians fan club feels strongly about their team." "That's why it's called "faithful"." "I'm going to make a revelation." "Pelé was a Corinthians fan." "Aniel friend from Bauru" "Pelé was fond of Corinthians." "He was a fan of Luizinho, Clœudio and Baltazar." "When he scored with a header..." "Zoca Pelé's Brother ...he would say, "Goal from Baltazar"!" "Pelé was a Corinthians fan when he was a boy." "NARRATOR:" "Unfortunately for Corinthians, they always suffered at the hands of Santos, with the victories won by Pelé's impish feet." "Pelé was happy to play against Corinthians for the fans." "Rivelino former player" "A great artist likes a great public." "He was transformed when playing against Corinthians." "Zito former Santos player" "They were terrified to play against Santos, there was no way to win." "Washington Olivetto advertising executive I think the Corinthians players were a bit paranoid." "Not just the players, but the fans as well." "Fiori Gigliotti broadcaster" "He was already great, but he would shine even more against Corinthians." "NARRATOR:" "The Pelé era was hell for Corinthians." "ANNOUNCER:" "There's a gap, watch out!" "He goes in and shoots!" "NARRATOR:" "In total, Pelé scored 50 goals against the rival team." "ANNOUNCER:" "He passes to Pelé, on the chest, Arag'o fires it." "He shoots..." "Goal!" "Pelé!" "What a beautiful thing!" "NARRATOR:" "Eleyen years went by without a single win against Santos." "It was a long period of sadness for Corinthians fans." "ANNOUNCER:" "For God's sake!" "That is not possible!" "NARRATOR:" "But Rose forgaye him and married the torturer oF her own team in 1966 and had three children, Kelly, fdinho and Jennifer." "None of them were Corinthians fans." "The marriage lasted 12 years, and they separated in 1978." "After that, Pelé was once again collecting admirers." "He spends 16 years living the good life, collecting titles and hearts with the same passion." "But all pleasures have their price... ln 1990, Pelé spontaneously recognises the paternity of flœvia Kurtz." "In 1996, Pelé legally recognises the paternity of Sandra Regina Machado." "In 1993, Pelé is reunited with an old flame, psychologist Assiria Seixas Lemos, mother of Gemima." "In April 1994, they get married in Recife and Pelé adopts Gemima." "In 1996, Assiria gives him twins," "Joshua and Celeste." "LONDON 1966" "The 1966 World Cup in England comes around." "Brazil has the opportunity to capture the Jules Rimet Trophy forever, every Brazilian's dream, and Pelé's dream as well." "He arrives in London with the intention of reasserting his reign over the European continent, but Europe now wants to depose him and crown a new king." "Brazil's first opponent is Bulgaria, known for their physical football." "They know that the beast to slay is Pelé and they foul him many times." "ANNOUNCER:" "He's taken down again... (CROWD CHEERING)" "NARRATOR: çnd the free kicks are put to good use by Brazil." "(ANNOUNCER EXCLAIMING)" "Garrincha makes it 2-O with another free kick, to Bulgaria's dismay." "Pelé Leaves the Field Limping!" "The Bulgarian brutality leaves Brazil without Pelé in the next match." "Without Pelé, Hungary defeats the Brazilian team 3-1, making it difficult for them to qualify." "In the third match, the coach feola replaces eight players on the Brazilian team and puts Pelé back on the pitch." "But his knee is not entirely healed," "(CROWD booing) and that is precisely what the Portuguese team targets." "What follows is a hunt unprecedented in the World Cup." "Pelé was hunted down in all of the national team matches." "Edu former Santos player" "The Portuguese team was determined to hunt Pelé on the pitch." "They tackled him hard three times in a row." "It was the most violent World Cup match I've ever seen." "Rattin former player" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé falls victim to the brutality of three Portuguese defenders who crossed the line." "(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)" "The scene of a famous exit repeats itself." "Barely able to walk, Pelé goes back on the pitch lust to make up the numbers." "Brazil was losing 2-O." "Even weaker, Brazil concedes the third goal and loses the match 3-1." "Brazil is disqualified." "(REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE)" "Pelé's dream is destroyed." "It's his farewell to the competition." "Pelé loses the World Cup For the First time." "Pelé, rumour has it you don't want to go to the World Cup any more." "That's right. I don't intend to go as I wasn't very lucky in the last two I played in." "So it's better I don't try." "Things can change in four years, of course, but I prefer not to play in World Cups any more." "I suffered a lot in those days." "It could be a serious iniury that prevented him from playing, like what happened to his father, who iniured his knee and couldn't play any more." "So I was really worried about him." "NARRATOR: çnd in fact, Celeste had every reason to worry." "Armando Tavares former referee" "Every athlete of his calibre suffers a great deal of harassment." "They really went after him." "They were tough on him." "Washington Olivetto advertising executive" "Considering how much better he was, they weren't that hard on him." "No, they hit him hard." "Come on!" "(PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé was the player who experienced the heaviest persecution given exclusively to a single player." "He just couldn't be contained by a single player, no matter how good." "It was absurd." "Some players followed me wherever I went, because their coach told them to." "Sometimes I would go to the side to tie my shoes and he'd be there." "Sometimes I loked with some of them that they would breathe down my neck." "I said, "Stop breathing on my neck!" "You're giving me goose bumps."" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé always played with his head up, looking ahead of him." "His "lynx eyes" give him a more accurate peripheral view that senses the attacks coming." "The hunt can begin at any moment, you only need the ball to roll between him and his adversaries." "Never before had a player felt the fury of his opponents to such an extent." "The parade of brutality seems endless and inspires many descriptions." "Pelé is hunted down..." "Pelé is taken down..." "Pelé is run over..." "Pelé is run into..." "Pelé is pushed..." "Pelé is bumped into..." "Pelé is thrown over..." "Pelé is kicked..." "Pelé is lifted off the ground!" "Praised be Pelé!" "But Pelé didn't run from a fight." "Tost'o former player" "He did pay them back." "He knew he could be hit, so he learnt to hit back." "If he was kicked, he kicked back." "If it came to that, he would hit, too." "When he hit, he did it well." "He who hits forgets, but he who is hit doesn't." "(SWING MUSIC PLAYING)" "NEW YORK" "NARRATOR:" "The Americans wanted to introduce Football to the United States, and this depended on the support of the Latin American and European communities who were passionate about their countries' teams." "One month after the 1966 World Cup, we went to play New York's quadrangular tournament, together with two European champions," "Benfica and Internazionale from Milan." "Benfica formed the base of the Portuguese national team, so that match was considered the revenge match." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's fascinating style reaches its peak form." "The delirious crowd edges closer to the pitch to see Pelé's amazing moves up close." "ANNOUNCER:" "And goal!" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "NARRATOR:" "His yast repertoire of plays includes one that puts Edu in front of the goal." "ANNOUNCER:" "He's going to shoot..." "It's a goal!" "NARRATOR: çfter serying goals on a silver platter to his teammates, the final scene belongs to the King." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Pelé finishes the spectacle with a golden goal." "The mesmerised crowd invades the pitch." "Pelé's ball is shared with the fans." "Santos vs Internazionale Tournament Final ln the final match, Santos played another European champion, lnternazionale from Milan, who were brought to their knees." "4-1!" "ANNOUNCER:" "He penetrates the penalty area from the right..." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé also scored for a change..." "And enthusiastically celebrated the title of New York's international championship." "Santos New York Tournament Champion" "SANTOS WINS CHILE'S 8-TEAM TOURNAMENT" "Winning other important international tournaments," "Santos added even more to their enviable trophy case." "In order to keep its great stars, Santos FC had to travel and play a lot." "It was the team that played the most in the world." "January and february in the Americas, and July and August in Europe." "NARRATOR:" "The price for Santos to play abroad was quite high, as long as Pelé was playing." "Without him, the price fell by half." "He began to be paid by the match, 10,OOO dollars, I think." "And a bonus of 100 dollars." "So he got $10,100 and we got only $100." "What a guy!" "And he would ask me to help count the money." "Can you believe that?" "NARRATOR: for Pelé, the most important thing wasn't money, it was his performance." "The King turned any match into a great spectacle." "He was art in motion on the pitch." "He mesmerised everyone with the excellence of his play." "That's why his fans always wanted a piece of his strip as a souvenir." "He had to run from the fans at the end of the match so he would have jersey number 10 for the following matches." "No Game Without Pelé" "Pelé's wandering round the world's football pitches has its share of interesting incidents." "Some incidents evolved into legends, while some legendary incidents were true." "In the mythology created around Pelé, it's difficult to separate myth from reality." "CLOSED FOR THE DAY BECAUSE wEçRE coINc To watch pELƒ ln a match against the Colombian University team, a referee called Chato Velœsquez allowed a goal against Santos, a totally irregular call." "Lima went to complain to him." "I went to complain, and he tried to attack me." "He punched Lima in the chest." "And he sent me off." "Hernandez former player" "Pelé couldn't swallow that and went to argue with the referee." "And he sent off Pelé as well." "He could have sent off anyone except one player, Pelé." "Paulo Planet broadcaster" "The match stops because the crowd doesn't accept his expulsion." "They threw cushions, burnt paper..." "Everyone was fighting." "(CROWD CLAMOURING)" "l had never seen that." "The fans wanted Pelé to come back." "And they started to shout," "Pelé!" "Pelé!" "Pelé!" "Pelé!" "Luis Soto former player" "The fans had paid to see Pelé." "They sent the referee off." "And the linesman replaced him." "And Pelé came back to play." "Chavez former referee" "Pelé wasn't sent off." "Or he was, but was readmitted." "(SIRENS WAILING)" "People aren't stupid." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's adventures took him to Africa." "Santos was scheduled to play against the Congolese team in the city of Brazzaville, which was at war with the neighbouring city of Kinshasa." "People were armed and everything..." "Lots of machine guns!" "Crazy, isn't it?" "I said, "l can't believe we're going to play here."" "Manoel Maria former Santos player" "One of the country's leaders said, "We're having a match against Santos."" ""lf you play in one country, you have to play in both, or the war goes on."" "So we got authorisation from both governments." "The war stopped." "On one condition." "We had to play in the other city as well." "Clodoaldo former Santos player" "The posters said, "A moment of peace to see the King play."" "So there was a truce, white flags on both sides." ""Let's watch football, we'll fight later."" "MAN: (SINGING) My heart from the forest screamed Pelé!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's presence was what it took to change war into a celebration." "Santos plays in peace and leaves in peace." "Congolese invade the pitch to embrace King Pelé" "The African war resumes." "Pelé is fighting a different war, that of the artist in search of perfection." "After training, I would stay to practise headers, kicks, straight shots." "I was always very disciplined with physical and skills training." "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "The pitch is a stage where a diverse repertoire of moves, rolls and fakes is shown For the First time." "An art of the body, where movements become more important than the touch on the ball itself." "It's football as an extraordinary ballet performed by a genius." "Pelé had all the techniques we wanted to see in a player." "Pelé was a player with a lot of energy and good health." "He had it!" "I've never seen such powerful sprinting." "A superior physical power." "A panther." "His eyes seemed to jump out." "It was impressive, scary!" "Didi former player" "Every match was a beautiful thing to watch." "Julio Botelho former player" "What he did on the pitch was extraordinary!" "A fine dancer." "He was a fast thinker." "He was about to do one play and did another instead." "He was diabolical." "The ball stopped on his chest!" "It seemed like he had a shock absorber in his chest." "He seemed to swallow the ball." "Nobody treated the ball better than Pelé." "The ball loved Pelé!" "You were jumping with him, thinking he was going to head it, but he jumped even higher." "Jo'o Saldanha former football coach" "He jumped really high." "You had his chest on your head." "I would try to head it, he would lump, and then I'd be below his chest." "He stopped in the air." "He always got the calculation right." "NARRATOR:" "In addition to all of his qualities," "Pelé always used his intelligence to his advantage." "Any intelligent player knows how to be tricky." "Pelé was highly intelligent even at that." "He would pretend to be fouled." "He would grab." "He would kick and sometimes fall." "Pelé was a trickster!" "Quite a trickster!" "You have to be clever to play football." "Julio Mazzei former trainer" "The penalties that he fabricated himself." "He would become entangled with his opponent and throw himself to the ground." "Shouting..." "He shouted, "Hey, hey!"" "The referee..." "Penalty." "I saw Pelé making a play with the opponent's leg." "He touched the opponent's leg and the ball would come to him." "Many people didn't even understand it." "First time I saw it, I said, "He just bumped into him."" "Even that was created by Pelé's genius." "He had the ability to know the right time to pass the ball between his opponent's legs." "He was magical." "He was an encyclopaedia of individual technique." "What he did with his feet was pure poetry." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's artistic football inspired both prose and verse." "(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING)" ""The moment the ball touches Pelé's feet," ""football becomes poetry."" "Pier Paolo Pasolini." ""Had Pelé not been born a man, he would have been born a ball."" "Armando Nogueira." "Armando Nogueira journalist" ""There goes Pelé with the ball God gave him." ""Feet like knives, cutting time, cutting the way," ""cutting the defence." ""Useless the legs that try to ground him when he's in a full sprint." ""Because he is a force of nature that cannot be stopped." ""There goes Pelé playing around," ""taking the ball and exchanging a thousand confidences with it" ""that his teammates can never guess." ""Who has given you such balance, my lad?" ""The angels that float about this field" ""swear that you came into the world, Pelé," ""to rewrite the bible of football." "May it be so."" "(PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's power to create goal-scoring plays was inexhaustible." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "He knew no limits when it came to finishing." "His shooting was not instinctive." "There was art in it." "His goals had style and personality." "With strong and precise shooting, straight and curved, he scored beautiful goals with his right leg." "He also scored wonderful goals with his left leg." "That's why no one could ever tell if Pelé was right- or left-handed." "He scored "bicycle goals"" "that he inherited from the immortal Leônidas da Silva and executed with perfectphysical harmony." "He scored amazing header goals." "Going up... flying..." "Pushing..." "Diving..." "Landing..." "And celebrating!" "He took penalty shots with a smart technique that he called "little stop", invented by the master Didi, which he made world-famous." "Pelé was a master of free kicks." "Sometimes he put the ball out of the reach of the goalkeeper." "Other times, he delivered a precise and powerful shot." "(CROWD CHEERING)" ""To score a thousand goals, like Pelé, is not that hard." ""To score one goal like Pelé is." Carlos Drummond de Andrade." "MAN: (SINGING) Hail the magic of the magic" "Number 1O" "Of Pelé" "Hail the magic of the magic Number 1O" "Of Pelé" "Making the net swing" "Constantly incomparable Pelé" "Pelé" "With the greatness to score" "One thousand two hundred and eighty-one" "Beautiful, beautiful goals" "With a header, a turnover With a bauzinho" "With a bate-e-pronto With a bicycle kick" "With a tackle With an easy play" "On the chest With diving headers" "With free kicks With penalty kicks çnd the incredible gols de placa" "Hail the magic of the magic..." "PçLj:" "Scoring a goal is always a joy." "It's an explosion, something that comes from inside of you." "I've scored many goals in my career that I'll never forget." "And almost all of those goals were recorded." "Now, there's a goal against Juventus that I consider one of the most beautiful of my career, but it was never recorded." "The most beautiful goal from Pelé that I saw was against Juventus." "The match was on August 2, 1959." "The place was really crowded." "It was touching to see because we didn't have that many fans." "But he wasn't doing very well that day." "And he disappeared in the game." "I don't know why the Juventus fans, who weren't like that, started to provoke him." "For a free kick that went awry." "And he made a gesture." "He did this." "Like someone who says, "Hold on, I'll get there."" "Suddenly, he lit up!" "It was like opening the gate." "He came from the tip of the penalty area to the goal area." "When Juninho got the ball, I thought he was going to head it." "When it came down, I got it." "He touched it with the tip of his shoe and kicked it over him." "He left me hanging there." "From that..." "l don't have to say it!" "He did three chip passes." "Thump, thump, thump..." "The ball was coming down and Clóvis was approaching." "I charged and he chipped it." "And the ball was coming down really fast!" "Then came Homero, practically inside the area." "Homero went and chipped it." "And got close to M'o de Onca." "M'o de Onca said, "Leave it, it's mine!"" "All modesty aside, I was like a cat." "And M'o de Onca came out with both hands outstretched." "I made my move and ended up with only mud in my hands." "And in front of the goal, he just nodded." "It was the most beautiful goal in Pelé's career." "It's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life." "He could do the one he scored against Fluminense anytime." "He could score that goal anytime." "The crowd stood up for about 10 minutes, clapping their hands and shouting his name." "ANNOUNCER:" "Santos and Juventus, the crowd awaits a good moment for the King of Football." "Running along the right side." "Preparing, puts it in the air." "He goes in..." "He chipped the first one, chipped now..." "The goalie comes out." "Pelé heads it." "It's a goal!" "A chipping festival destroying the Juventus defence!" "Four chips, he even chipped the keeper!" "He's jumping..." "NARRATOR:" "No one, but no one, scored more beautiful goals than Pelé." "REMARKABLE GOAL." "gem oF A GoAL. pELƒçs goal." "pELƒ. 18 coals AWAY FROM A THOUSAND" "No one, but no one, scored more goals than Pelé." "When I was approaching the one thousandth goal, the national and international press decided to make that a big thing." "There was a battalion of reporters at every Santos match." "SANTOS VS GENOAISAMPDORIA 985 GOALS" "GENOA 1969" "NARRATOR:" "In Italy, Santos defeated a team made up of players from Sampdoria and Genoa 7-1." "And Pelé scored goal number 986 and number 987." "Pelé scores number 988 against Grêmio." "Against Palmeiras, he scores number 989." "Pelé scores another four goals against Portuguesa." "Now there's only seven to go." "Pelé scores another two against Coritiba." "Santos defeats flamengo 4-1 at Maracan'." "Pelé scores one more. four to go." "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "In Recife, Santos defeats Santa Cruz 4-O and Pelé scores two." "Only two to go." "When the Santos delegation arrived in Jo'o Pessoa, there were so many people at the airport, such a party atmosphere, one would think that the thousandth goal had already happened." "And there were ceremonies here and there." "I received the title of "Citizen of Jo'o Pessoa."" "The politicians had an interest in having the thousandth goal scored in their own city." "There was some set-up going on in Jo'o Pessoa and the Santos management realised that." "The coach, Antoninho, was worried." "Agnaldo former Santos player" "Because he thought that the goalie would let in any shot on goal." "So let's be careful." "No substitute goalie, so if Pelé scored one goal, it would stop right there." "Feij'o former Santos player" "ANNOUNCER:" "From the right, he touched the ball..." "NARRATOR:" "Soon, Santos reached 2-O." "ANNOUNCER:" "Watch out." "He shoots!" "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "To many, the match is too easy." "The referee then awards a penalty kick." "ANNOUNCER:" "Penalty against Botafogo!" "NARRATOR:" "The euphoric crowd demands that Pelé takes it." "He refused to take it." "He didn't want to take it and asked Carlos Alberto to do it." "Carlos Alberto former Santos player" "Then I said, "Well, I'm not doing it."" "Then the referee said, "Pelé, go take this penalty, come on."" "I told him, "Mr Edson, it's better that you do it," ""otherwise, we'll never make it out of here."" "He's going to shoot." "Watch..." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé runs, stops briefly and scores goal number 999." "The thousandth is next." "We carried on as usual." "The Santos goalkeeper collapsed." "Jair Estev'o felt ill." "He called the referee and told him he wasn't well." "He had stomach troubles and ran to the locker room." "Then Pelé had to go in goal." "(CROWD CHANTING)" "ANNOUNCER 1 :" "Pelé replaces Jair Estev'o in the Santos FC goal." "ANNOUNCER 2:" "The thousandth goal will not happen in Paraiba." "NARRATOR:" "The goals stop right there." "The suspense moves on to another city." "In Bahia, they had already prepared a big party for after the match." "They were going to have a parade through the city..." "NARRATOR:" "The heart of football beats strongly in Salvador." "At one point, something happens that would normally pass without special mention." "Pelé gets the ball, dribbles and shoots." "The defender Nildo saves it right on the goal line." "AN NOU NCER:" "Save!" ".(crowd BooINc)" "NARRATOR:" "What for?" "Rather than being applauded, the defender is booed..." "CROWD: (CHANTING) Son of a..." "PfLEUR:" "It was the first time that I saw a defender make a save and be booed by the entire stadium." "(ANTHEM PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "Expectations are high on flag Day, a good date for a night of national celebration." "The very crowded Maracan' is exhilarated." ""lt's today!" "It must be today."" "When the goal seemed imminent, Andrada emerged with spectacular saves." "Vasco tried hard to frustrate the unanimous wish of the crowd." "The celebration was intense for every save." "People from Vasco had already said, "lt won't be today!"" "Some would go past and tap me on the head, saying," ""You won't score here."" "(CROWD CHEERING)" "NARRATOR:" "There was eyen an own goal." "Everything but one from Pelé." "Until a cross from Clodoaldo delivers the ball to Pelé, who is taken down inside the area." "(REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE)" "The referee awards a penalty kick." "Vasco protests, but in vain." "The penalty is given." "The die is cast!" "(CROWD CHANTING)" "ANNOUNCER:" "...preparing for the penalty shot." "There's a feeling of tense expectation." "He's the best player in the world..." "NARRATOR:" "The world stopped to see the shot that could make history." "For the first time, I was shaking in a match." "I had never felt such a big responsibility." "ANNOUNCER:" "He says something to his teammates." "He waits for the referee's whistle." "Watch now." "Expectations in Brazil and around the world!" "He runs at the ball, stops and shoots..." "Goal!" "(CROWD CHEERING WILDLY)" "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "The world is applauding!" "Pelé, the King of Football scores his thousandth goal!" "The most spectacular career..." "NARRATOR:" "Neyer before had the crowd, inside or outside the stadium, celebrated a goal so much." "That's exactly how it should have been." "Pelé's thousandth goal had to be a penalty kick." "A goal for everyone to see." "A providential penalty that brings glory." "The liberating goal." "The sacramental goal." "It's the dawn of a new day in the life of the King." "PçLj:" "I decided to return to the national team two years later because I hadn't yet played an entire World Cup, I hadn't yet made this contribution to Brazil." "I was thinking about that, and I felt like saying," ""l will play!" "This will be my World Cup." ""lt will be my last and my best World Cup." ""l will prepare like never before."" "Brazil vs Chile Friendly Match" "NARRATOR:" "The 1970 World Cup would see a new Pelé." "Pelé prepared for the 1970 World Cup like a boy prepares for the great event of his life." "Carlos A. Parreira coach" "He wanted to prove that he wasn't finished, that he could be the great Pelé and end his career in grand style." "ANNOUNCER:" "It hit the crossbar!" "NARRATOR:" "Approaching 30 years of age, the intuitive star reaches maturity in mental and physical splendour." "He is a prime example of tenacity." "Brazil vs Yugoslavia Friendly Match" "Motivated." "Brazil vs Chile Friendly Match" "A star who wants to lead a great cast," "Brazil vs Argentina Friendly Match who wants to win, once and for all, the ultimate prize." "(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)" "WOMAN: (SINGING) Ninety million in action" "Brazil 6-O Venezuela Qualifying Match" "Go forward, Brazil" "Of my heart" "All together, let's go forward, Brazil" "Brazil 5-O Venezuela Qualifying Match" "Hail to the national team" "Suddenly, it's that flow forward lt seems that all Brazil is united" "Brazil 6-2 Colombia Qualifying Match" "All tuned to the same emotion" "All with a single heart" "NARRATOR:" "In the World Cup qualifiers, Brazil played six matches and won all of them." "Brazil 1-O Paraguay Qualifying Match ln these matches, Pelé scored six goals, including the one that qualified Brazil in the match against Paraguay." "(CROWD CHEERING WILDLY)" "ANNOUNCER:" "Maracan' is vibrating with applause, Brazilian fans!" "NARRATOR:" "Brazil plays the first match against Czechoslovakia, and begins by conceding a goal." "Brazil needs to react." "Pelé soon proves to be a great creator of surprises with a shot taken from the midfield." "It looks like a pointless attempt." "However, the ball just misses going in." "He does better later." "Stops it on the chest, changes feet, and scores the goal that breaks the deadlock, paving the way for the 4-1 victory." "Brazil vs England" "Brazil faces England, the reigning world champion," "whose strong showing" "(CROWD EXCLAIMS) causes the Brazilian fans to worry." "Brazil gets even with a classic move from Pelé." "Receiving a crossing pass, he hits a perfectheader, and Banks makes a more than perfectsave." "Brazil must win!" "In a sensational play, Tost'o dribbles past three and passes the ball to Pelé." "He feels Jairzinho approaching, who shoots and scores the winning goal." "Brazil vs Romania" "The match against Romania seems easier at first." "(REFEREE BLOWS WHISTLE)" "The Brazilian goal comes from a free kick rehearsed by the Brazilian players." "Pelé takes the kick masteçully!" "The Brazilian defence lower their guard and Romania reacts." "(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)" "Pelé scores again in the second half, completing the 3-2 victory." "Brazil vs Peru Quarter-Finals" "Already qualified, Brazil faces Peru." "At the start of the match, Pelé hits the post" "(CROWD EXCLAIMS) and makes a good backheel pass to Tost'o." "Still no goal." "Until, in a play initiated by Pelé on the right," "Rivelino removes the zero from the scoreboard." "With that, Brazil makes its presence felt, and Pelé, in another good play, crosses it for Tost'o to score." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Winning 4-2, Brazil qualifies for the semi-finals." "Now the opponent is Uruguay, another two-time world champion." "Brazil vs Uruguay Semi-Final" "These confrontations are traditionally very tense." "ANNOUNCER:" "...controlled, crossed..." "Goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Uruguay scores the first goal, causing much apprehension in the Brazilian team." "It's essential that Brazil equalises in the first half, and Clodoaldo solves the problem." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "With the equaliser, the match becomes more dramatic, and the Uruguayan defenders want to stop Pelé at all costs." "I'm going down there!" "But he's not intimidated." "He takes off with speed and runs by five Uruguayans, until he is taken down and trampled." "J When he tried to control the ball I fouled him." "Fontes got up and stepped on Pelé's leg." "He went pale with rage." "He memorised the jersey number." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé knows how to create the right moment for revenge." "He noticed that Fontes was coming to tackle him." "A good time for a payback, right?" "And Pelé waits for him." "A beautiful thing." "He hit him with this!" "Piazza former player" "You don't just hit." "You have to know how to do it." "The referee didn't see it, and the foul was against Uruguay." "(CROWD CHANTING)" "NARRATOR:" "The play leading to the second goal started in the defence." "Pelé touches the ball to Tost'o, who sends Jairçinho running, and he doesn't waste the chance." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "But there's more." "Pelé advances on the left and gives it to Rivelino to shoot." "(CHEERING) lt's Brazil's third goal." "The match is about to end when Pelé, showing his genius, makes one of the most memorable plays in World Cup history." "(CROWD EXCLAIMS)" "With a spectacular sway of his body," "Pelé leaves Uruguay's goalkeeper completely bewildered." "That play goes down in history as "the goal that wasn't" ""but should have been."" "(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)" "Brazil is in the final once more, with another two-time champion, Italy." "Whoever wins will capture the Jules Rimet Trophy forever." "Pelé soon shows his determination to win and almost scores the first goal." "Later, he jumps higher than the Italian defender Burgnich" "(CROWD CHEERING) and bulges the net, giving the lead to Brazil." "ANNOUNCER:" "Great World Cup goal!" "Great goal for Brazil!" "Pelé, number 10." "NARRATOR:" "The Italians tie the match in the First half." "(CROWD CHANTING)" "After breaking the deadlock, Pelé sets it up for Jair to score Brazil's third goal." "At the end of the match, Pelé receives a pass from Jair, sees Carlos Alberto coming and gives him a beautiful pass." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "The captain ensures the Brazilian triumph 4-1." "MAN: (SINGING) Hold it, Brazil!" "NARRATOR:" "And so Brazil is three-time world champion in football, and takes permanent possession of the Jules Rimet Trophy." "MAN: (SINGING) Ninety million in action" "Go forward, Brazil" "Of my heart" "All together, let's go forward, Brazil" "Hail to the national team" "Suddenly, it's that flow forward lt seems that all Brazil is united" "All tuned to the same emotion" "All a single heart" "NARRATOR: çnd this was truly Pelé's best World Cup." "He played all the matches and established himself as a leader on and off the pitch." "The promise was fulfilled." "MAN: (SINGING) All together, let's go..." "NARRATOR: from that moment, King Pelé would reign forever." "He then becomes the most revered sport personality in the world." "Pelé becomes synonymous with Brazil, more than carnival, samba and football itself." "His name is also a password to cross borders and open doors." "11 July 1971" " Morumbi" "A year after the World Cup, Pelé makes a surprising revelation." "He will no longer wear the national team's number 10." "As a farewell, he plays two matches." "The first one is in S'o Paulo against the Austrian national team, where he scores his last goal for the national team, his 95th." "On this day of celebration, Pelé is crowned King of football." "18 July 1971" " Maracan'" "The second and last one was at Maracan' against Yugoslavia." "In the stadium, 150,OOO emotional fans begged with one voice..." "CROWD: (CHANTING) Stay!" "Stay!" "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "In 1972, he didn't make any demands when renewing his last contract for another two years." "He accepted what the club could afford to pay him and donated all his income from the second year to charity." "His greatest goal was to be champion with Santos one more time." "Paulista Championship 1973" "(SAMBA MUSIC PLAYING)" "At 33, Pelé continues to be Santos' greatest attraction." "The team had lost some of its spark but not all of its glory." "In every match, with every move," "with every goal, he is the shining star." "ANNOUNCER:" "...is breaking into the area..." "Watch for the third goal!" "He shoots..." "Now in the area, goes in..." "It's a goal!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé gathers a collection of goals, all of them of rare beauty." "He is once again the Paulista Championship's top scorer and takes Santos to its first Paulista title in four years." "GROUP: (SINGING) Santos!" "pELƒçs last match" "ToDAv pELƒ ends his career" "tonight pELƒ sAvs GOODBYE TO FOOTBALL" "(CROWD APPLAUDING)" "NARRATOR:" "The farewell to football was near." "At 34 years of age, Pelé announces his farewell to Santos, where he had played for 18 seasons." "During the match, he takes the ball and kneels down with his arms open, in a simultaneous gesture of thanks to God and the people of Santos." "CROWD: (CHANTING) Pelé!" "Pelé!" "PçLj:" "Dondinho always said to me," ""My son, never stop when they ask you to stop." ""Stop at your best," ""when you think it's your best, then you stop," ""and they will never forget you."" "23 MINUTES IN, THE END" "Pelé stops the ball and kneels down." "It's goodbye." "Thirty years ago, Pelé bid farewell to Santos' legendary number 1O and Vila Belmiro, his football home." "They were 18 unforgettable years." "Pelé played 1,1 15 matches and scored 1,091 goals wearing the Santos jersey." "With him, Santos won two Club World Cups, two Libertadores Cups, one South American Winners' Cup, and one Recopa Mundial." "His teammates can't forget this wonderful period and become emotional when they speak about the King." "Pelé was the ioy of the training camp." "He was a brother, a friend, a partner." "There was a great unity in our group." "He was the foundation of this unity." "A fantastic time, we'll never forget it." "MAN: (ON TV) If we could go back in time..." "What do you miss the most from that time?" "One of the things I'm nostalgic for and sad about losing, or for failing to maintain, is that friendship with the Santos guys." "When I speak about Santos and Pelé, I speak with love, with happiness and with a lot of good memories." "Pelé was an example to the group." "Everybody reached out to him." "He always had a nice word, a smile." "He was our king." "for those of us who lived with him, it was very sad." "l get emotional." "l get emotional, too." "These are things we can never forget." "It will be ingrained in your memory for the rest of your life." "That's Pelé." "Thank you so much for everything you've given me." "Thank you, Pelé. for everything." "A kiss to you!" "MAN: (SINGING) Alone, I am no one I thank you, too" "Hey, Dad, don't cry!" "JOSHUA:" "Dad, don't cry." "(SOBBING) It's all right." "Everyone knows that I'm..." "Oh, my God..." "NARRATOR:" "A year after saying goodbye," "Pelé reconsidered his decision to abandon professional football." "The New York Cosmos had made some overtures." "NEW YORK 1975" "What made me go back to playing football was the persistence of Cosmos General Manager Clive Toye, who thought it would be good if I went because football was starting in the US, and I was going there to publicise football." "They also made me a good offer to play there." "The only way in which a soccer club in New York City would be noticed was to sign the only player in the world who could make an impact." "And that was Pelé." "(FANFARE PLAYING)" "NARRATOR:" "New York was celebrating the birth of football in the United States." "Pelé's first match is aired on national TV." "As in all of his debuts, he scores a goal." "(CROWD CHEERING) football in North America is just beginning." "Brazil is exporting know-how to the world's most poweçul country." "Pelé begins to inspire the love of football in American children." "I'm happy!" "NARRATOR:" "It's the beginning of another challenge in Pelé's career." "Inspired, he is the Cosmos' biggest attraction." "His participation provides the North American Soccer League championship with a boost and prestige." "In his new club, Pelé is not just a player." "He is also an example and a teacher, guiding his team and bewildering his opponents." "In three years, Pelé dazzles the public with his inexhaustible repertoire, making incredible moves" "and spectacular goals," "some with the help of local goalkeepers." "He also scored unique goals, true masterpieces that belong in the gallery of his beautiful art." "But he didn't just want to dribble effectively and score goals," "(CROWD CHEERING)" "Pelé wanted to be a champion once more." "And he achieves this in his third championship with Cosmos." "He is now champion of the North American Soccer League." "King Pelé now extended his reign over the US as well." "Bellini former player" "He managed to move the people, the press and a country where football doesn't exist." "If you go to any suburb in the United States you will see soccer fields where there never was a soccer field before." "That's all thanks to Pelé." "But without Pelé, it would not have happened." "It was fantastic, it was Pelé." "When I saw how popular football had become, I said," ""Gosh, my mission is fulfilled."" "May the boys of today never forget to tell the boys of tomorrow that even the ball wanted Pelé's autograph when he entered the pitch." "NARRATOR:" "The time has come for another farewell the final farewell to the stadiums." "And the team chosen to play against Cosmos could be no other than Santos, the club that was Pelé's home for so many years." "He plays a half for each team and scores a goal for the Cosmos against Santos." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "It was with this beautiful celebration that the King retired from football." "(CROWD CHANTING) lt's the end of a long and enviable career." "It's the brightest sunset for the King of football." "Love!" "MAN: (SINGING) Pelé said, "Love, love, love"" "Love!" "Pelé said, "Love, love, love"" "Pelé said, "Love, love, love" And Pelé said, "Love, love, love"" "GROUP: (SINGING) Open the gate I want to come in..." "NARRATOR:" "After he stopped playing, Pelé sought out new challenges." "He composed songs, played the guitar, sang solo, and his songs were performed by famous artists." "(SINGING) Come my people" "Let's go" "Let's sing" "The world is a ball" "MAN:" "Pelé, more than a player, is a symbol." "More than a symbol, an example." "More than an example, a man." "Pelé." "Edson Arantes do Nascimento." "for whom the show never ends." "He only changes the stage." "The world continues to be his audience." "NARRATOR:" "Pelé's fascination for cinema has led him to work in several movies, such as... I want to play." "NARRATOR: ..." "Victory," "King Pelé," "The Pickpockets," "Baron Otelo and the Millions," "Pedro Mico," "The Stooges and the King of Football and The March." "Pelé also took part in several advertising campaigns." "TV ANNOUNCER:" "Unexpected addition to the team, priceless." "Because life is full of surprises." "Need a bit more strength?" "Take Vitassay Stress." "(SINGING) ABC" "ABC" "Every child Should read and write" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé worked in many educational films for good causes and also played in charity matches." "In one of them, he wore flamengo's jersey." "(CROWD CHANTING) ln another, he played with stars From the national team." "And because he missed the net so much, he scored a goal." "Milan - 199O" "When the athlete of the century completed half a century, there was a big celebration at San Siro Stadium in Milan." "He played in a match between the Brazilian national team and foreign football stars who played in Italy." "(PEOPLE SINGING BIRTHDAv wishes)" "Pelé would return to the pitch 10 years later in a training match with the Santos team." "At 60 years of age, Pelé proves that a king never loses his majesty." "And he also plays like a boy." "Throughout his life," "Pelé received honours all over the world." ", In Vila Belmiro, his cradle in football he left his footprints on the walk of fame." "I am happy to receive this honour in life." "Whenever you want to celebrate me, do it in life." "NARRATOR:" "Queen Elizabeth Il officially recognised Pelé's majesty... I look forward to a visit to London this week from the incomparable Pelé." "NARRATOR: ...awarding him the Knight of the British Empire medal." "Edson Arantes..." "He received honours at the UN and was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment." "He was also Minister of Sport for the Brazilian government." "In 1981, hundreds of journalists from 21 countries chose Pelé as the athlete of the century, ahead of the most exceptional athletes in every sport." "(CROWD CHEERING)" "The ceremony was in Paris." "ANNOUNCER:" "Your host for Sports Illustrated's 20th Century Sports Hero..." "NARRATOR:" "In New York, he was elected the athlete of the millennium by Sports Illustrated magazine." "In Vienna, he was awarded best football player of the century." "Another title of best player of the century was bestowed on him, this time by fifa." "HOST:" "Pelé, number one!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé, of all the athletes from every sport, was the most decorated in the world." "Champion in 1958, '62 and '70, three-time world champion, but for FIFA, champion forever." "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "1371 GAMES 1281 GOALS" "ANNOUNCER:" "Pelé!" "The King of Football!" "NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE champion 10-TIME PAULISTA champion" "The most spectacular career of any superstar!" "5-TIME BRAZIL CUP champion" "Pelé!" "Pelé!" "Pelé forever!" "2-TIME ROCA CUP champion 3-TIME OSWALDO CRUZ CUP champion" "The world is applauding!" "BERNARDO O'HIGGINS CUP champion" "Applause from all of us!" "ATLANTIC CUP champion 2.TImE LIBERTADoREs DE AmƒRIcA CUP champion" "The great, the King will make football history 2-TIME CLUB WORLD CUP champion of the 20th century!" "3-TIME WORLD CUP champion" "Pelé, the god of the stadium!" "Pelé, the goal of the century!" "NARRATOR:" "Pelé is the most perfect invention of the gods of football." "Creator of infinite emotions." "With his talent, he reached the rarefied sphere of humanity's geniuses." "The ball at your feet is a gift from God that immortalises your work." "Praised be the eternity of your goals." "Pelé was football at its purest." "He was reality, became history and was transformed into a legend." "I think it will take a hundred years for another Pelé to emerge." "There were always outstanding players, but none like him." "The most popular man I've ever known." "He was such a wonderful athlete." "He's the most complete player l ever saw." "He was superior to everyone." "A masterpiece of football." "There wasn't, there isn't, there won't be another one like him." "Whoever saw it, saw it." "Whoever didn't..." "Will never see it again." "He can never be forgotten." "Some people should be immortal." "Pelé is one of them." "God made him and broke the mould!" "To play better than Pelé, you'd have to be... I don't know, Jesus, maybe God!" "It's Pelé on earth and God in heaven." "He was the monster of football." "He was the King." "He deserves to be called the King." "The King." "The King of Kings." "He's ours." "He's Brazilian." "He was the best in the world." "The athlete of the century." "Pelé is a genius." "A genius." "Genius." "A genius, on and off the pitch." "Pelé is eternal!" "(TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYING)" "Pelé Forever" "MAN: (SINGING) Hail the magic of the magic Number 1O" "Of Pelé" "Hail the magic of the magic Number 1O" "Of Pelé" "Eternal Pelé incomparable Pelé" "Pelé" "Pelé creates art and magic" "With the ball at his Feet" "Pelé" "Boy from Três Corações, Bauru" "And Vila Belmiro following his future and his destiny" "Over a 21-year career" "He came, he saw, he conquered" "He played 1,375 matches" "Making the net swing" "Constantly" "Like it was easy" "With the greatness to score" "One thousand two hundred and eighty-one" "Beautiful, beautiful goals" "With a header, a turnover With a bauzinho" "With a bate-e-pronto With a bicycle kick" "With a tackle With an easy play" "On the chest With diving headers" "With free kicks With penalty kicks and the incredible gols de placa" "And the blessed thousandth goal" "Love live the athlete of the century" "Hail the magic of the magic Number 1O" "Of Pelé" "Hail the magic of the magic Number 1O" "Of Pelé" "Eternal Pelé incomparable Pelé" "Pelé" "Pelé creates art and magic" "With the ball at his Feet" "Pelé" "Eternal Pelé incomparable Pelé" "Pelé" "Dondinho and Celeste created" "The king named Pelé" "Eternal Pelé incomparable Pelé" "Pelé" "Pelé creates art and magic" "With the ball at his Feet" "Pelé"