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    Robinho (redirect from Robson de Souza)
    by Brazil legend Pelé as his heir apparent and, in 2002, went on to lead Santos to their first Campeonato Brasileiro title since Pelé himself played for...
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    Garrincha (category Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players)
    Garrincha played in National team. Pelé did not play the game against Hungary, and thus Brazil never lost when Garrincha and Pelé were in the same lineup.[citation...
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    Neymar (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    Brazil, Neymar became the national team's top goalscorer ahead of Pelé. Mimicking Pelé's punch in the air goal celebration with the first of his two goals...
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    in the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004 by Pelé and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame, Italian...
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  • team 1-1, and lost the second game 2-1 despite Pelé scoring a free kick. After the retirement of Pelé in 1977, much of the progress that American soccer...
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    Pelé in 1958. In a post-match press conference, he stated: "It's flattering to be the second one after Pelé but let's put things into context – Pelé is...
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    two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award, alongside Pelé. An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position, Maradona's...
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    South American Footballer of the Year in 2013; in 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. In 2009, he...
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    was named South American Footballer of the Year. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Socrates played...
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    Zinedine Zidane (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    two different finals, along with Pelé, Paul Breitner, and Vavá, in addition to being tied for first place with Vavá, Pelé and Geoff Hurst with three World...
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    gaining 93 caps, 81 of them at fullback. His alternative position was wing. He was generally nicknamed by French rugby fans as the Pelé of Rugby. Blanco...
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  • outfield player Russia has ever produced". He is sometimes dubbed "the Russian Pelé". Born and raised in east Moscow, Streltsov joined Torpedo at the age of...
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    Jairzinho (category Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players)
    earned Brazil the victory and broke the deadlock. The secondary run off Pelé for him to strike a powerful top left corner finish displayed his threat...
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    tenth-best footballer of the 20th century in a poll by the World Soccer magazine. Pelé named Eusébio as one of the 125 best living footballers in his 2004 FIFA...
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    Paul Breitner (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    to have scored in two different World Cup final matches, the others being Pelé, Vavá, Zinedine Zidane and Kylian Mbappé. He was known for his partnerships...
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    Olympique de Marseille (French: [ɔlɛ̃pik də maʁsɛj], locally [olɛ̃ˈpikə də maχˈsɛjə]; Occitan: Olimpic de Marselha, pronounced [ulimˈpi de maʀˈsejɔ]),...
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    Marta (footballer) (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    "GloboEsporte.com > Pan2007 > Futebol Pan2007 - NOTÍCIAS - Pelé diz que Marta é Pelé de saias". pan2007.globo.com. "US women hope Solo keeps Brazil's...
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    Cristiano Ronaldo (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015. Pelé (23 April 2014). "Cristiano Ronaldo by Pelé: Time 100". Time. Archived from the original on 2 June...
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    won the 2000 Ballon d'Or, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, and in 2004 Pelé named him in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. Figo...
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    Alfredo Di Stéfano (category Burials at Cementerio de la Almudena)
    most outstanding player of the past 50 years. He was voted fourth, behind Pelé, Diego Maradona, and Johan Cruyff, in a vote organized by France Football...
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    Didier Deschamps (category Olympique de Marseille players)
    Thierry Henry. In total, Deschamps earned 103 caps and scored four goals. Deschamps was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers...
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    suit alleged that, at one point, Samsung and Pelé came close to entering into a licensing agreement for Pelé to appear in a Samsung advertising campaign;...
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    World Cup qualifying match over the Faroe Islands, which saw him overtake Pelé and equal Hussein Saeed as the joint-fifth-highest goalscorer in international...
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    Lothar Matthäus (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    member of the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living football players chosen by Pelé. Diego Maradona said of Matthäus, "He is the best rival I've ever had. I...
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    handkerchiefs from the villagers, while the old churches in Barachois and Cap-Pelé had broken-neck glass bottles installed in the walls to enhance acoustics...
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    the alignments proposed for Shediac-Cap-Acadie and Tantramar, specifically with respect to the eastern portion of Cap-Acadie (a francophone-majority town)...
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    join Vasco da Gama on 28 August. For Brazil, Bebeto scored 39 goals in 75 caps after making his debut in 1985. He played in three World Cups: 1990, 1994...
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  • half the season Pelé was there, and on the road the Cosmos also played in front of huge crowds that came to watch Pelé play. Pelé's arrival resulted...
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    the best footballers in history, alongside players like Diego Maradona and Pelé. "I feel sorry for those who want to compete for Messi's throne – it's impossible...
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