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How he got the nickname 'Pele'
Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/tifofootball π Tifo's new book, "How to Watch Football" is now available internationally: https://linktr.ee/tifobook Pele, as a child, swore he would win the World Cup with Brazil when he saw his father crying after the 1950 heartache against Uruguay. But at the time, Pele dreamt of becoming a goalkeeper, like his idol at Vasco de Gama. This is the story...