Pele: My Successful Career That Became Controversial - Paperback

by Samuel O (Author), E. Pele (Author)

The story of a young boy promising to win his father the World Cup after a final defeat in 1950, and then going and leading his team to glory three times is a very saleable one.This led to it being the norm that Pele was the best in the world and by the time the 1970 World Cup came around everyone knew it. It was the first tournament to be shown on color television and the whole world watched as Pele produced some of his best football, it was confirmation for the rest of the world that he was the greatest. This is when the journey started and many achievements that became controversial in the world of football today"Pele revolutionized football. Pele stopped a war. Pele united countries, united families. There was no race problem, language problem.A handful of athletes move beyond their period as a dominant figure in their sport to the status of worldwide immortal. These are the so-called "greatest of all time," people like Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, and Serena Williams. And then there's Pelé, probably the most famous and influential individual sportsman the world has ever seen.Pelé was more than just a soccer player - he was a living legend, known in almost every country on Earth wherever soccer was even moderately popular. He transcended sports into celebrity, and by the time his playing days were winding down in the '70s, he'd already launched what would become a modestly successful career in movies.His emergence at the 1958 World Cup where he became the first black global sporting star was a source of inspiration. Throughout his career and in his retirement, Pelé received several individual and team awards for his performance in the field, his record-breaking achievements, and legacy in the sport."People excused him by saying, 'Look, Pelé is young, naïve, poor upbringer.' He was not well educated. Well, when he is 20, but 70 above... It's all right!"The debate on who is the greatest footballer of all time has been fierce in recent years with the performances of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo thrusting two more candidates into the furnace.However, there is always one name who pops up on the 'greatest ever' debate.Who ?THIS IS A SUCCESFUL CAREER AND MANY CONTROVERSIAL INCIDENTS, and many untold truth, life lesson of pele and many more, CLICK BUY NOW