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Brazil legend, Pele has congratulated Brazil's Olympic football team over their long-waited Olympic triumph.

The host won their first ever Olympic gold medal after beating Germany 5-4 on penalties at the Maracana on Saturday. Pele took to his twitter page to describe the feat as a dream come true

"I waited my entire life to see Brazil win a gold medal in football and now my dream has come true."He said  
He  also heaped praises on the organizers for the successful games. "Brazil welcomed the world with open arms and showed everyone our special way of life - in both work and play.  Our role as proud hosts of the World Cup and Olympics has come to a close. I wish you all a safe journey home. Please visit us again soon." He added.
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Brazilian football legend, Pelé's visit to Nigeria has been postponed due to ill health, organisers have revealed. 

The Winihin Jemide Series and the Youth Experience Days Africa had planned to bring the soccer icon to the most populous country in Africa for the Legend Edition on August 11-12 but he wouldn't be able to make it as he is down with an undisclosed ailment.


“The Winihin Jemide Series & Youth Experience Days Africa have both chosen to postpone the 2016 WJS/YEDA LEGEND EDITION with Pelé due to reports of his ill health on Friday 5th, 2016. “We are sorry that we have to disappoint the many Pelé fans and Legend Edition supporters at this time, who were looking forward to this event. As we pray for his speedy and full recovery, we believe that it would be inconsiderate for us to put his health at risk.


“Our ticketing platforms will be offering a full refund on all tickets purchased and new dates for the event will be announced over the course of the next few weeks. We hope the new dates are suitable for everyone.
“The decision to postpone the event did not come easily and we want to express gratitude to sponsors and stakeholders.” read a statement from the organisers.
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Brazil legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pele will be visiting Nigeria in August for a two-day programme on youth development & empowerment courtesy of The Winihin Jemide Series (WJS), along with Youth Experience Days Africa(YEDA).
According to Chidima Okebalama, Project Director WJS, Pele is also expected to visit Ghana afterwards The 2-day event which will take place on August 11-12 is tagged The WJS/YEDA LEGEND EDITION 2016.  Youths between ages 13 and 18 will be engaged in a Street tournament. 


“They will be camped and trained in the City of David Football Academy. The event will involve football loving teenagers and parents, key figures from various State government, the corporate sector and the Nigerian Football Association (NFA). This event will include; a sports clinic (Legend tournament), a Gala Night with Pele and other African football legends; including an auction of Pele memorabilia at the Gala night. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to an eligible local youth football academy. 


“The programme will start with the YEDA Corporate tournament for the Legend Cup and the YEDA Street tournament with the final of both competitions coming up on the 11th.” The winner will take home a giant trophy which will be presented by the legend, Pele. 


Femi Odewunmi, CEO Ink Business Design, one of the organisations involved disclosed that there will also be a Pele Masterclass on August 12 where the football great will sit with corporate executives, top football personalities and government officials in a closed door session and be asked and get answers to series of questions.
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Graveyard peace?

Soccer legends, Pele and Maradona's long-time feud came to an end yesterday after the pair met and hugged at a promotional match ahead of the Euro 2016 tournament. 
Maradonna told the audience, "I want to thank Pele, we know who he is and who he will always be. We need icons like him,” 

 

"The most important is the message of peace. Many thanks to my friend Maradona for this opportunity and a big round of applause to the players who have been here today. This is a moment of peace.” Pele added.

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Brazilian football legend, Pele's  special replica World Cup trophy presented has been sold for £395,000 ($570,000) at an auction of his personal memorabilia in London yesterday.


"Having donated a significant portion of my collection to the city of Santos, I have decided to allow fans and collectors to own a piece of my history as well. " 


"I hope they treasure these artefacts and share my story with their children and generations to come. I will also be donating a portion of the proceeds from the auction to Pequeno Principe, the largest paediatric hospital in Brazil." The 75-year-old said before the event. 


Two of his World Cup winners medals he got in 1958 and 1962 respectively were sold for £340,000. However, the Jules Rimet trophy is expected to fetch between £281,000 to £450,000.
The pair of football boots he wore in the film Escape To Victory were sold for £8000.
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Pele bicycle kick
The controversial ad

For using his lookalike in an advertisement in The New York Times without his permission, Brazilian football legend, Pelé, has slammed a lawsuit against Korean electronics giant Samsung.
Samsung tried to get the global football icon to endorse its products (ultrahigh-definition televisions) in 2013 but they   pulled out of negotiations at the last minute and then opted for a model bearing a closer resemblance to him. But, the 75 year-old would not have any of it. He has faulted the use of his identity to promote their products and he’s suing them for it.
The ad features a portrait-sized image of his lookalike and a small photo of a footballer making a “modified bicycle or scissors-kick, perfected and famously used by Pelé.”
The lawsuit was filed by Pele IP Ownership LLC, which owns Pelé’s trademark and publicity rights. The complaint said the advert will confuse consumers as well as hurt the value of Pele’s endorsement rights. It is seeking $30 million in damages.
“The goal is to obtain fair compensation for the unauthorised use of Pele’s identity, and to prevent future unauthorized uses,” Pelé’s lawyer, Frederick Sperling, told Reuters.





Credit: InsideWorldFootball
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Soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly called Pele is to auction off more than 2,000 items of memorabilia  and donate the proceeds to a children hospital in Brazil. The items include his Jules Rimet trophy which commemorated his record third World Cup win and one of his famous No.10 Brazil shirts, which was worn between 1970 and 1971 and the ball used when he scored his 1,000th goal. 
The ball used in the January 28, 1971, Santos FC versus S.V. Transvaal (Sport Vereniging Transvaal) international friendly match
The auction which will be open to  wealthy football bidders will be held at Julien's Auctions in London, between June 7 and 9.  
Pele to sell off memorabilia
"I've decided to allow fans and collectors to own a piece of my history as well. I hope they treasure these artifacts and share my story with their children and generations to come." The 75 year-old said




A pair of Puma brand football boots game worn by Pele in the 1970s.

Pele to sell off memorabilia
Pele to sell off memorabilia
Pele to sell off memorabilia
Pele to sell off memorabilia
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‎This Messi- Ronaldo debate is not ending anytime soon. Brazil legend, Pele has opined that Barcelona playmaker has been the greatest player of this generation in the last 10 years. The prolific ex striker in an interview with NDTV Sports said Ronaldo plays forward and tries to score, while Messi can do everything he wants.

"It is very ‎difficult to make a comparison ‎of players of different ‎generations. But in last 10 ‎years Messi was ‎the best. Ronaldo ‎plays forward and tries to score, while Messi ‎plays with‎ a ‎different style. In my team I would love to have both... We have ‎Neymar who also has good future." The football icon explained‎

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This will so break the heart of his 73 year-old father. Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, the third son of Brazilian legend, Abedi Pele has been sentenced to 33 years in jail for money-laundering. Edinho as fondly called who played as a goalkeeper for Santos in 1995 was once detained for drug trafficking offences some years back but was later released.

The 43 year-old who was linked with a notorious drug dealer and several drug gangs in Santos is now retired but works as a goalkeeping coach in the club. He is expected to make appeal in few days.
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A bronze statue of Brazilian football legend, Pele will be unveiled in June 2 during a Brazil-England friendly game at the Maracana Stadium Brazil.


The statue which is currently worked on by prominent Brazilian sculptor, Ique captures the goal the 73 year-old ex-footballer scored in Brazil's 4-1 win against Czechoslovakia during the 1970 World Cup in Mexico.

It weighs 300-kilogram (660 pound) and the sculptor admits it is a difficult work, "it is the moment when Pele jumps and pumps his fist into the air to celebrate his goal," he revealed.





Source: PUNCH
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A week ago, Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, popularly called Pele stated that Santos striker, Neymar is technically better than Argentina's Lionel Messi only that the former has a lot to improve if he wants to be considered world best player.
Reacting to that statement, Diego Maradonna, UAE Al Wasl coach who hasn't been on good terms with Pele declared that the latter must have taken the wrong drugs when he made the statement. Though he acknowledged Neymar is good but he would never be able to match Messi's records.
His words, "it seems Pele took the wrong medication. Instead of taking his night pill, he took the morning pill. He got confused and didn't know what he was talking about. I suggest next time that he should take the right pills before making any suggestions and that he should change his doctor."
Source:Punch
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