The "king of soccer" is a three-time World Cup winner who scored 1,281 goals in 1,361 games.
It's not easy to score a thousand goals like Pel. It is creating a goal that is similar to Pel.
The grandeur of the greatest soccer player of all time is summed up by it. A bow to the greatest soccer player and sports figure of all time is more than a tribute.
The king of "beautiful game" died at the age of 81.
According to Andy Warhol, Pé was one of the few people who disagreed with his theory. He was absolutely correct all the time.
A young Pele, circa 1958. At 17 years old, Pele became the youngest to score in a World Cup and youngest to win the quadrennial event. Popperfoto/Getty ImagesPele poses with fans at the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, where Brazil went on to win their first of five World Cups. Pics United/Icon SportswirePele eyes the World Cup's Jules Rimet Trophy in 1958. Brazil went on to win their first of five World Cups that year, and Pele was on three World Cup-winning teams. Popperfoto/Getty ImagesThis moment captures Pele's last action at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, as he tore a thigh muscle after his shot on goal against Czechoslovakia. The group stage match ended 0-0, but Brazil beat the Czechs in the final, winning 3-1. Popperfoto/Getty ImagesAfter Pele's injury in the 1962 World Cup, Garrincha, left, stepped up and guided Brazil to their second World Cup title. Garrincha (or "little bird"), a winger, is regarded as arguably one of the best dribblers in the world. S&G/PA Images via Getty ImagesPele had incredible jumping ability to the point of being able to leap even higher than a goalkeeper's outstretched arm. Here, he angled for a header in an international friendly in 1963, although Portugal beat Brazil, 1-0. Popperfoto/Getty ImagesNobody did it better: Pele practically patented the iconic overhead bicycle kick. In this 1965 friendly against Belgium at famed Maracana Stadium in Rio, Brazil celebrated in style, 5-0, with Pele netting three goals. AP ImagesWho wouldn't want to meet Pele? Sen. Robert Kennedy seized the photo opportunity with world-famous Pele after a match in Rio de Janeiro in 1965. Bettmann/Getty ImagesThe 1966 World Cup, hosted and won by England, did not go well for Brazil. After a victory over Bulgaria in the opener, in which Pele scored his only goal of the tournament, Brazil lost to Portugal and Hungary to bow out in the group stage. Art Rickerby/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty ImagesPele wasn't just a superstar for Brazil. He played for Santos FC for 16 years, and here Pele is carried by fans after scoring his 100th goal on Nov. 19, 1969, at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. Globo via Getty ImagesLounging by the pool at his hotel in Mexico during the World Cup in 1970, Pele plays guitar. Brazil won in what was arguably one of the best World Cup tournaments ever. Popperfoto/Getty ImagesOn Oct. 18, 1974, Pele runs onto the pitch to play his last match with his club, Santos FC, where he began his career in 1956. Keystone/Getty ImagesPele's move to the NY Cosmos of the North American Soccer League sparked a soccer rebirth in the United States. Here he is accosted by fans after a match at Giants Stadium in the mid-1970s. Robert Riger/Getty ImagesTwo of the greatest ever embrace. On Oct. 1, 1977, at a ceremony honoring Pele's final game with the Cosmos at Giants Stadium, Muhammad Ali said, "Football is more beautiful than boxing, but I am more handsome than you." AP PhotoThe king with his crown, honored by Mexico's Club América on Feb. 4, 1979. AP PhotoOn the set of "Victory" in 1980, Pele starred in a John Huston-directed WWII film about POWs arranging an escape after a soccer match against the Germans in Nazi-occupied France. Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine led the cast. Corbis/Getty ImagesPele celebrated his 50th birthday at Milan's Giuseppe Meazza stadium with an exhibition match on Oct. 31, 1990. AP Photo/Luca BrunoFIFA honored Pele with a grand prix award as the "Footballer of the Century" at a gala on Dec. 11, 2000. Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty ImagesPele shakes hands with former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, on July 17, 2007. Mandela turned 89 at the time and had a "90 Minutes for Mandela" match played in Cape Town. Chris Ricco/AFP via Getty ImagesNone other than Pele was on hand at Corona Park in Flushing Meadows to announce the return of the New York Cosmos on Aug. 1, 2010. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for the New York CosmosAt a photo shoot in Santos, Brazil, on April 25, 2014, Pele re-creates his famous 1970 World Cup final celebration. Luiz Maximiano for ESPN
