highlighting latin american excellence, while also breaking color lines wasn t inspiration to countless people and kids in particular. all of latin america claimed him. pele was 82 years old. it s called the beautiful game that they vote on soccer by its greatest player, halle. a man who made the impossible look effortless. born into poverty in são paulo, brazil, in 1940, nacimiento dominated the schoolyard where he picked up the nickname, hey late. in 1950, he watch his father cry after brazil s world cup loss to uruguay. then i told him, father, don t worry. i m going to win one world cup for you. pele made good on that promise. in 1958, at just 17, he burst onto the world stage, becoming the youngest player to score a goal in a fifa world cup match. brazil went on to claim the cup, the country s first ever. and later, two more with haley
it is called the beautiful game, the game bestowed on soccer by its greatest player, pele. the man who made the impossible, look effortless. born into poverty in são paulo, brazil, he dominated the schoolyard where he picked up the nickname, pele. in 1950, he watched his father cry after the world cup lost to uruguay. don t worry, i m going to win one world cup for you. pele made good on that promise. in 1958, at just 17, he burst on to the world stage becoming the youngest player to score a goal in a fifa world cup match. brazil went on to claim the cup, the country s first ever. later, two more with pele as their star, making him the only player to win three world cup titles in the sports history. the major european football clubs tried recruiting him, but
a serene river voyage on an elegant viking longship. learn more at viking.com breaking news. brazilian soccer legend pele has died at age of 82 after a year-long fight against cancer. just last week his loved ones rushed to his bedside in brazil as his condition appeared to worsen. sam brock has a look back at his life and legacy. called the beautiful game, the name bestowed on soccer by the greatest player pele, a man who made the impossible look effortless. born into poverty in sao paulo brazil in 1940, he dominated the schoolyard where he picked up the nickname pele. in 1950, he watched his father cry after brazil s world cup
when it is time to end my competitive career. his statistics are staggering his wimbledon crown back in 2003 the first of some 20 grand slam titles. but it wasn tjust what he did. it was the way in which he did it. that style, that elegance, federer made the extraordinary look effortless. brilliance while it seemed barely breaking a sweat. i think he was one of the most beautiful tennis players that i ve ever witnessed on the court, in terms of how he played the sport, the fluidity, the grace, the balletic sort of qualities and artistic qualities that he brought to the game. perhaps federer s greatest opponent, rafael nadal, also paid tribute. and so just weeks after serena williams announced her retirement, another legend leaves the stage.