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Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pele is still a 'dream come true' for Delco's Bob Rigby

Dec. 30—Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in Delaware ...
Iowa Public Radio

Brazilians remember Pelé for the 'sense of identity' he gave them

Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Pelé's home state, Jorge Tavares received the news of the star's death from a 4 a.m. newscast. As a boy, Tavares and his ...
KVIA

Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud

Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL (AP) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Pelé’s home state, Jorge Tavares received the news of the star’s death from a 4 a.m. newscast. As a boy, Tavares and ...

The special gift Pele gave Roger Federer in 2012

Roger Federer is one of the greatest players in tennis history alongside Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The Swiss legend, a ...
pix11

New book highlights Pelé’s years playing for the New York Cosmos

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (PIX11) — Brazilian icon Pelé ...
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Pele playing cards, smiling after surgery: daughter

Football legend Pele, 80, has taken "several steps" towards recovery after a colon operation three weeks ago, his daughter said Friday. "These last days, he has taken several steps," Kely Nascimento ...
KVIA

As ‘The King,’ Pelé enchanted fans and dazzled opponents

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé was simply “The King.” He embraced “the beautiful game” of soccer in his 1958 World Cup debut for Brazil and never really let go. He won a record three World Cups and was widely ...
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Pelé buried at cemetery in Brazilian city he made famous

The casket of late Brazilian soccer great Pele is draped in the Brazilian and Santos FC soccer club flags as his remains are transported from Vila Belmiro stadium, where he laid in state, to the ...
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"There are two Michaels" - When Pele hilariously mistook Michael Jordan for Michael Jackson

"Because there are two Michaels [laughs]," the three-time World Cup champion explained. Pele clearly had no intention of ...
Miami Herald

Pelé had a connection with Miami and Fort Lauderdale. He even posed with Romero Britto

Brazilain soccer legend Pele and Miami artist Romero Britto hold a Britto hand-painted soccer ball case made for Hubolt’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil watches, at Britto’s Wynwood studio in Miami, April ...
Newsday

Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pelé is still a 'dream come true' for Bob Rigby

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in ...