Pelé

:This article is about the soccer player. For other articles with the name Pele see Pele.

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In 1970, the two factions involved in a civil war in Nigeria agreed for a 48-hour ceasefire so they could watch Pelé play an exhibition game in Lagos.

Related Topics:
1970 - Civil war - Nigeria - Ceasefire - Exhibition game - Lagos

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Pelé is the first sports figure featured on a video game with the Atari 2600 game Pelé's Soccer.

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After winning his second World Cup in 1962, wealthy European clubs offered massive fees to sign the young player, but the government of Brazil declared Pelé an official national treasure to prevent him from being transferred out of the country.

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Pelé was one of the first black people to be featured on the cover of Life Magazine.

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Pelé has presented trophies at the Brazillian Grand Prix race several times, but in 2002 he was waving the chequered flag to signify the end of the race and missed the race winner Michael Schumacher crossing the line. Therefore, Takuma Sato who crossed the line a lap down shortly afterwards, could've claimed to be the race winner. The respected F1 Rejects website dubbed Pelé 'Reject of the Race' as a result.

Related Topics:
Michael Schumacher - Takuma Sato

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Pelé has published several best-selling autobiographies, starred in documentary and semi-documentary films and composed various musical pieces, including the entire soundtrack for the film 'Pelé' in 1977.

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Tarcisio Burgnich, the famous Italian defender who marked Pelé in the 1970 World Cup Finals: "I told myself before the game, 'he's made of skin and bones just like everyone else' — but I was wrong".

Related Topics:
Tarcisio Burgnich - 1970

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