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Pele turns 80 today FIFA had the immense privilege of interviewing ‘The King’ An emotional Pele expressed his gratitude to football “In Pele’s 80 years, the only thing that’s missing is to land on the moon,” a teary-eyed Pele told FIFA on his landmark birthday. “When there’s football on the moon, I’ll go there and have a little kickaround.” In… Read More

‘The King’ celebrates his 80th birthday today FIFA interviewed countless football legends about Pele The man himself wasn’t the only one in tears Pele played football with arguably more style than anyone in history. FIFA, therefore, wanted to celebrate his 80th birthday in some style. We travelled the world to interview his former team-mates, other football legends, his wife, his… Read More

Brazilian and world football legend Pele, the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup three times, celebrates his 80th birthday today. To mark the occasion, FIFA is publishing exclusive content on its digital platforms, including a special video programme which is available on FIFA.com and via FIFA’s YouTube channel. Football lovers everywhere will have the chance to relive… Read More

FIFA spoke to former team-mates, family & friends about Pele We also spotlight the best quotes about him throughout history Presidents, poets, rock stars and artists were wowed by ‘The King’ “Pele revolutionised football. Pele stopped a war. Pele united countries, united families. There was no race problem, language problem. I was born in 1970. In 2002, I became a… Read More

Pele, football's first icon (Part 1) Pele signs autographs for some young fans during the 1966 FIFA World Cup Pele wears a sombrero a few seconds after winning his third FIFA World Cup, on 21 June 1970 at the Azteca Stadium Pele lifts the Jules Rimet trophy in the Champs Elysees in April 1971 Pele plays in goal during a… Read More

Today is Pele’s 80th birthday ‘The King’ left an incomparable legacy in football We pay tribute to him with tales, trivia and stats The names Dondinho and Celeste named their first son Edson after Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history. His family nicknamed him ‘Dico’, but he received the moniker ‘Pele’ in school due to his mispronunciation… Read More