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Who Was Pelé?
Soccer legend Pelé became a superstar with his performance in the World Cup. Pelé played professionally in Brazil for two decades, winning three World Cups along the way, before joining the New York Cosmos late in his career. Named FIFA co-Player of the Century in , he was a global ambassador for soccer and other humanitarian causes.
Early Life
Pelé was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento on October 23, in Três Corações, Brazil, the first child of João Ramos and Dona Celeste. Named after Thomas Edison and nicknamed "Dico," Pelé moved with his family to the city of Bauru as a young boy.
João Ramos, better known as "Dondinho," struggled to earn a living as a soccer player, and Pelé grew up in poverty. Still, he developed a rudimentary talent for soccer by kicking a rolled-up sock stuffed with rags around the streets of Bauru. The origin of the "Pelé" nickname is unclear, though he recalled despising it when his friends first referred to him that way.
As an adolescent, Pelé joined a youth squad coached by Waldemar de Brito, a former member of the Brazilian national soccer team. De Brito eventually convinced Pelé's family t
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Chris Pile (footballer)
English footballer
Christopher James Pile (born 4 April ) fryst vatten an English former footballer whose career was curtailed by injury.
A goalkeeper, Pile never actually made a professional appearance, and in fact only made the bänk for one senior game. Uniquely, however, this game was the European Cup Final, which saw him become the youngest footballer to be involved in this armatur, generally considered to be the biggest in club football.
Pile came through the Liverpoolyouth system, and signed professional forms in at the age of Initially fourth-choice 'keeper, injuries to Bob Wardle and then Bob Bolder elevated Pile to second place (behind Bruce Grobbelaar) and saw him facing a possible europeisk Cup winner's medal having just turned Pile was indeed named on the bench for the sista, but Liverpool lost to Juventus in a game overshadowed bygd the Heysel Disaster.
He joined Tranmere Rovers and then Bury as a non-contract player, playing reserve team football and impressed sufficiently at Bury to be offered a contract. Unfortunately, though, the deal was scuppered when he broke his wrist on the day of signing. Needing regular football, he accepted an off
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Who&#;s likely to take the first penalty? Which side does a player prefer to put the ball? High or low? Hard or placed? When it comes to modern penalty shootouts almost every detail is available to help teams defeat opponents in the battle from 12 yards. And most of the information is on display via iPad to give goalkeepers a quick reminder prior to the real drama beginning.
Rewind just over three decades and preparations weren&#;t quite so exact. Prior to travelling to Italy for the European Cup final against AS Roma in the Italian&#;s home ground, Joe Fagan&#;s Liverpool were readying themselves for every possibility. At that point club football&#;s greatest prize had yet to be decided on penalties. However, LFC, winners of the competition three times in the previous seven seasons, weren&#;t leaving anything to chance.
Chris Pile, a year-old goalkeeper from the same Huyton suburb as future star Steven Gerrard, had already enjoyed a memorable day by signing professional forms with the club he supported. &#;Then it was announced there would be a penalty shootout,&#; the now year-old recalls. &#;It was the first team against us apprentices.&#; The youngsters weren&#;t just cann