Pele was born in 1940 in Brazil and played as a forward for Santos and New York Cosmos. He is widely considered one of the greatest soccer players of all time. Pele helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970, scoring goals in pivotal matches. He played in three World Cups for Brazil between 1958-1966, but was injured in the 1966 World Cup and Brazil was eliminated. Pele's achievements include winning three World Cups with Brazil and being named Athlete of the Century in 1999 and FIFA Footballer of the Century in 2000.

1. PELE
By Liam King

2. About Pele
• Born in 23 October 1940
• Clubs : Santos and New York Cosmos
• Country : Brazil
• He was widely regarded best player ever
• Played for over two decades

3. World Cups
• 1958 World Cup
• First game for Brazil in 1958 World Cup when he was 16
years of age
• Scored his first goal against Wales in quarter-final
• Then scored his first hat-trick in the semi-final to get Brazil
into the final
• Brazil played against Sweden In the final and the score was
5-2 to Brazil. Pele scored two of the those five goals

4. World Cups
• 1966 World Cup
Pele scored one goal against Hungary and Bulgaria
To get Brazil into the finals. But unlucky for Brazil
Pele was injured for the last couple of matches and
Brazil were knocked out of the World Cup by a more
dominant Portugal side who brutally attacked Pele’s
leg to put an end to his World Cup. Because of his injured
knee, Pele only came on as a sub in the next World Cup

5. ACHIEVEMENTS
•Pele won the world cup three times
•Became Brazil’s first minister of sport in the 1990s
•Awarded athlete of the century in 1999
•Awarded Fifa’s footballer of the century in 2000
which Pele said was one of the proudest days of his
life