Happy 73rd birthday to the “king of soccer!”
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé is without a doubt the best fucking soccer player to ever walk the planet... It's time to celebrate this LEGEND!
Pelé scored his first goal for the Brazilian national team in 1957; he was only 16!
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The rest, my friends, is record-breaking history.
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Pelé was the YOUNGEST person on the field in the 1958 World Cup final against Sweden in Stockholm. Brazil won against Sweden 5 to 2; he scored two out of the final five goals.
