All the pictures in this section were taken from the number 11, year IV, 1998 issue of La Gazzetta dello Sport Magazine of Italy.
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"To the disappointed champions, eliminated so soon, there is nothing left but to console themselves with a little music: Jairzinho shows off on the piano under the eyes of Pelé and other teammates." |
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"The experience and class of Italian captain Giacinto
Facchetti was not enough to stop the advance of the Brasilian number 10." Large Version |
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"On June 21, in the Azteca stadium of Mexico City, Brasil and Italy
are photographed before the final." Large Version |
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"Pelé shooting the ball during the match won 4-1 against Chekoslovakia during the preliminary phase of the 1970 World Cup." |
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"In the preliminary round, here is "O Rei" pressing the English captain Bobby Moore: the green-gold defeated the champions by 1-0." |
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"The exhuberance of Pelé, who scored the first goal of the [1970] World Cup Final." |
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"Here is the goal of the king: it is the 18th minute of the first
half and Tarcisio Burgnich had no answer to his header." See Goal Video Large Version |
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"And as he plays, the azzurris Mazzola, Boninsegna, and De Sisti
become anxious and desperate." Large Version |
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"Also, his 1000th goal gives another opportunity to celebrate an unequalled champion." |
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"Pelé carried in triunf after the victory: the Mexican World Cup is his last." |
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A portion of a commemorative credit card available in Brasil with the face of the champion. |
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A political cartoon depicting an Italian opinion of Pelé after a 1963 Italy-Brasil match in which Italy won 3-0. |
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