posted on October 23, 2010
On Saturday, October 23rd, 2010, Pele turned 70! Seventy years ago to this day, in a jerry-built home in the pastoral city of Tres Coracoes, a 23-year-old bellowed in ecstasy: his wife, Celeste, had just borne him the son he had religiously yearned. Despite earning peanuts as a semi-professional striker, Dondinho, tears of pride streaming down his face, excitedly declared: “He’s going to be a great footballer!” Tears and peanuts would curiously combine to help forge Pele’s path to fulfilling his father’s vow.
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Article by www.fifa.com.