Pelé

[ pey-ley, pey-ley ]

noun

1. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 1940–2022, Brazilian soccer player, generally regarded as preeminent in the sport.

Pelé

/ ˈpɛleɪ /

noun

1. Pelé1940MBrazilianSPORT AND GAMES: footballer real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento. born 1940, Brazilian footballer: scored 77 goals in 92 games for Brazil (1957–71) and was in the teams that won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970; awarded an honorary knighthood in 1997

Example Sentences

Club legend and vice-president Emilio Butragueno even compared him to Pele after his hat-trick against Borussia Dortmund last week.

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It happened in football with Pele as Brazil won three of four World Cups between 1958 and 1970 with him in the side.

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"It was one-on-one, me against Pele," recalls former goalkeeper Jim Barron about the events at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut, in 1977.

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"There's a picture of me in a newspaper catching the ball and Pele jumping over me," Barron tells BBC Sport.

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Pele's Cosmos won 3-2 but the three-time Brazilian World Cup winner did not score.

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