All the pictures in this section were taken from the number 11, year IV, 1998 issue of La Gazzetta dello Sport Magazine of Italy.

"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."
"The experience and class of Italian captain Giacinto Facchetti was not enough to stop the advance of the Brasilian number 10."
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"On June 21, in the Azteca stadium of Mexico City, Brasil and Italy are photographed before the final."
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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."
"In the preliminary round, here is "O Rei" pressing the English captain Bobby Moore: the green-gold defeated the champions by 1-0."
"The exhuberance of Pelé, who scored the first goal of the [1970] World Cup Final."
"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."
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"And as he plays, the azzurris Mazzola, Boninsegna, and De Sisti become anxious and desperate."
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"Also, his 1000th goal gives another opportunity to celebrate an unequalled champion."
"Pelé carried in triunf after the victory: the Mexican World Cup is his last."
A portion of a commemorative credit card available in Brasil with the face of the champion.
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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