Book Extract
WATCH | Long live the king: New book celebrates sporting icon Pelé’s life
This is the last media interview the great soccer legend gave before his passing. It was given to the compilers of ‘Pelé: The Opus’, a giant book celebrating his life and released in Brazil this week. This extract is exclusive to the Sunday Times
08 January 2023 - 00:02
For all Pelé’s achievements in football, whether it be for his beloved Santos, the New York Cosmos or, of course, for the Brazil national team, his career and iconic standing as the greatest of all time is down to one thing above all else — the World Cup. ..
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