An email arrives in the summer of 2016 Edson Arantes do Nascimento is known as the greatest footballer in the history of the game.
There are some things that can happen. You have to do it by phone. You only have five minutes to ask him why he's going to Scotland.
This won't be a fight between Frost and Nixon.
Questions to ask the three-time World Cup winner. I thought I'd give it to the people who follow us on social media.
I decided to stick to my own lines of inquiry after I was asked what the great man thought about Rangers and his favourite album.
I'll be getting three questions. I kept a few in case.
I called the Los Angeles phone number at the appointed time. I spoke with the man who was voted the second greatest sportsman of the 20th century.
I said good afternoon. I wonder if that had been Mr. Pele. It's probably a possibility. Since he's in California, it should have been a good day.
I don't have time to think about it. I'm on to my first question after he replied slowly and deliberately. Five minutes is all I have left.
Why are you coming to Scotland, how are you? What a waste of time.
I'm going to see my friends in Scotland very soon. That will not work. I have to tease more out of him.
What is the purpose of your trip to Scotland? I might have asked him for his passport because I sounded like a UK Border Force officer.
They're fine with that. He's coming to speak to the people, it's been a long time since he was there. I played there a while back.
Brazil played Scotland in a World Cup warm-up in order to get them ready for the tournament.
Scotland was ahead early in the match, but they were not able to hold onto it.
I would like to know what you remember of the match and the players you played against.
He remembers the games in which he scored.
I'm not going to correct him despite my research showing that he wasn't the scorer.
The game was close. The game was close and we had an excellent team.
When I asked which Scotland players impressed him, the reply was diplomatic. It's hard to recall.
I agree with that. There were nearly 800 matches played by the man known as "Pelho". Billy Bremner and Jim Baxter were part of the Scotland team.
I asked a question from a follower of the Scottish Broadcasting Corporation. Why didn't you join a European club?
He was offered to play for Manchester United and AC Milan, but he didn't want to leave Brazil. After I retired, he refers to his time with New York Cosmos.
Sometimes the stupid question that gets the best answer is the one I'm almost embarrassed to ask. This time isn't it?
Have you considered playing in Scotland? "I was never invited", said the man known as "Pelho".
It seems that the story of Pele being offered £25 per match to play in 1975 was just a myth.
I ask who is the greatest player of all time because the interview is running into Fergie-time.
George Best is the first name that comes to his mind, followed by Germans Beckenbauer, Uwe Seeler, and two of England's 1996 World Cup-winning side.
Is there any Kenny Dalglish, Jimmy Johnstone, or Jim Baxter left?
"We didn't follow much of the league or tournaments in Scotland, I didn't have any names who I saw too many times to mention," he says.
It's fair.
Who is the greatest of all time, according to the man? Is he sure he deserves the honor?
He sees many players who play different positions. Like me? The machine was broken by my parents.
When I ask who is the best player in the world at the moment, Pele is more open minded.
There are two names for me, one from Brazil and one from Portugal. Over the last decade, I've stuck with Messi. The player who makes me happy is him.
The clock in the studio shows that we've been talking for over a decade. It's time to close the book.
I would like to thank him for his time. He said he's going to see me in September to say hello to the people of Scotland. The interview is over when the phone line dies.
It wasn't the best interview I've ever done, but I just talked to him. Is there anything that could top that?
My eight-year-old son fell to the ground when I told him about the conversation.
I look at him for a few seconds.
I said not the Real Madrid defender. The greatest player who ever lived was Pele.
He wants to know who. He thumbed through an A-Z of the World Cup.
He says that P is for Pele. The greatest football player of all time.
The job was finished.
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