The young superstar received hefty offers to play for European clubs, and Brazilian President Jânio Quadros eventually had Pelé declared a national treasure, making it legally difficult for him to play in another country. As his popularity increased, more and more people realized that he was the most valuable assest on the Brailian Team. That is why people, specifically being Enlgand's players, brutally attacked him during the game so that he would sit out Because of this, in the 1962 world cup, he had to sit out. But, that did not stop him from becoming great. In 1970, Pele carried Brazil in the World Cup, scoring four goals against Mexico. In 1974, he wen t into retirement, but then was later drawn out the following year to play for the NY Cosmos, an American Soccer League. This was to promote NASl, which became a huge attraction. He officially retired on October of 1977, with a total of 1281 goals scored in 1363 games. Neocities.
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