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All the pictures and most of the captions in this section were taken from the book Pelé: O Supercampeão, written by Orlando Duarte and published by
MAKRON Books do Brasil Editora Ltda.
Editora McGraw-Hill Ltda.
São Paulo
Rua Tabapuã, 1105, Itaim-Bibi
CEP 04533-905
55 (011) 829-8604 and 55 (011) 820-6622

camp_041.jpg (4764 bytes) "Pelé comes in through the right all by himself. The keeper comes out, guessing a direct shot...."
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camp_042.jpg (4844 bytes) "...Pelé, intelligently, sees Tostão open in the middle and passes him the ball."
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camp_043.jpg (4720 bytes) "...With the keeper down, the defenders beaten, Tostão touches the ball to the net...."
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camp_044.jpg (5551 bytes) "...Goal for Brasil. With the defense beaten, Tostão runs to celebrate the goal with Pelé...."
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camp_045.jpg (4974 bytes) "...Pelé and Tostão made one of the greatest pairs of strikers of all time. Curiously, in the beginning, soccer analysts said that the duo would never work out."
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camp_046.jpg (5637 bytes) "The game against Uruguay in the semifinals was a decisive one for Brasil. The ghost of 1950 initially loomed in the air."
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camp_047.jpg (8883 bytes) "The Uruguayans marked Pelé rigidly. There was always one player on the ball and another one backing him up."
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camp_048.jpg (7336 bytes) "In spite of the rivalry and the importance of the match for bothy teams, the game, although a bit rough, was fair. Brasil deserved the final score of 3 to 1."
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camp_049.jpg (5842 bytes) "A play that caused a lot of emotion in Guadalajara: Pelé beat the keeper Mazurkiewics with a fake, sending the ball just inside of the post at the same time."
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camp_050.jpg (4780 bytes) "The world, through TV, in the first satellite broadcast, watched the Mexican tournament. Pelé gave a true 'show' in the final against Italy. He scored the first goal and participated in two others, as well as having one anulled at the end of the first half. Pelé gained eve more prestige with the Mexican World Cup."
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camp_051.jpg (5866 bytes) "The final: Brasil x Italy. Gerson made a long, high pass. Pelé sets it down with his head for Jairzinho, who scores the third goal for Brasil."
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camp_052.jpg (4284 bytes) "Pelé had always been excellent with his head. According to him, Dondinho, his father, was even better. Pelé always took care of his body and gave 100% towards his soccer profession. From this, came success."
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camp_053.jpg (5340 bytes) "All the moments of the 70 World Cup are recorded in Pelé's mind. It was his climax. He gave everything, as if it were his last conquest. It was the last, but the most important. Against Italy, in the final, he went for the ball in every play."
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camp_054.jpg (5055 bytes) "Pelé gives a magnificent pass to Roberto Carlos, who makes 4 to 1 for Brasil, in the final against Italy, in the Aztec stadium, in Mexico, in 1970. The King was 'the owner of the cup', with no physical problems, playing it all, with quality exceeding the rest. It was Pelé's best cup and, for Brasil, it brought the 'tri' and the 'Jules Rimet' for a permanent stay."
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camp_055.jpg (5805 bytes) "Pelé scores his last goal for the main Brasilian National Team, in the game against Austria, in 1971, in the Morumbi stadium."
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camp_056.jpg (5208 bytes) "Pelé, in his travels, was always searched for by people in need. He attended to as many as he could, without publicity."
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camp_057.jpg (3326 bytes) "Pelé is, without a doubt, the most famous soccer player in the whole world, and has gained this admiration with an unquestionable quality."
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camp_058.jpg (5368 bytes) "In December of 70, Pelé & company went to show the Chinese of Hong Kong how to play soccer. The games were true 'shows' with full stadiums. Cejas, Lima, Ramos Delgado, Negreiros, Orlando, Edu, Clodoaldo, Rildo, Pelé [second from the right in the front row], and others."
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camp_059.jpg (6465 bytes) "When Pelé announced his retirement, many were the manifestations of admiration throughout all of Brasil."
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camp_060.jpg (4170 bytes) "The presence of Pelé always awoke an admiration from the public and the government officials in every place he had ever gone. Here, in Zaire, in a victorious excursion, he is complimented by Mobutu, with Orlando and Abel, as well as the entrepreneur Elias Zaccour. Pelé 'stole' the spectacle from all he visited. During this game, Mobutu, the dictator of Zaire, felt this."
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