King Pele has been mourned around the world not only because he and his triple crown World Cup Santos football club were widely honoured for victories on the field of play but also because they were celebrated globe trotters who brought the “beautiful game” to millions of people. Although Pele was from a poor, black family and even
As decolonisation movements swept across Africa in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Pelé was invited by newly independent countries to play in prestigious