Pelé

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Pele illustrations by Madelyn Goodnight

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About Pele In 1940 in the country of Brazil, a future soccer star was born. His parents named him Edson, after Thomas Edison, the American inventor. His friends called him Pelé. (p. 1) Pelé’s father was a professional soccer player. Pelé loved soccer, too. His family did not have much money to pay for equipment, but that did not stop Pelé. He used anything he could find as a soccer ball. He kicked tin cans. He bounced fruit from knee to knee. (pp. 2–3) Pelé even made his own soccer balls by stuffing socks full of rags. He had to be very careful. If he kicked his ball into a puddle, it would turn into a wet mess! (pp. 4–5, 6–7) When Pelé was six years old, he got his first real soccer ball. He and his friends set up bamboo sticks as soccer goals in the street. They called themselves the Shoeless Ones because they played barefoot. (pp. 8–9, 10–11) When Pelé was 13, he played on his first club team. His coach gave him a soccer uniform.

Pelé was so proud! Later, his coach encouraged him to try out for better teams with older players. Pelé’s talent continued to shine. (pp. 12–13) Pelé used many special moves to help him score. One is called the bicycle kick. With his back to the goal, Pelé would pop the ball into the air. Then, he would lean back and kick the ball over his own head into the goal! Another move is called the drible da vaca, which means “dribble of the cow.” Pelé would let the ball roll past the defender on one side while he ran around the defender on the other side. This would confuse the defender.

Meanwhile, Pelé would catch up with the ball and continue dribbling. (pp. 14–15, 16–17)

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When he was 17, Pelé was invited to join the Brazilian national team. The next year, the team traveled to Sweden for the World Cup. They played in a big stadium in front of thousands of people. (pp. 18–19, 20–21) In the final game, Pelé scored two goals. Brazil won the World Cup! Pelé’s teammates lifted him high in the air. Pelé was the youngest World Cup champion in history. During his time as a player, he won two more World Cups with Brazil. But no matter how famous he became, Pelé always remembered being a little boy who played soccer in the streets. (pp. 22–23, 24–25)

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MD I Pele became a world-famous soccer star when he played for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup . In these games, teams from all over the world play against each other . Often, a whole team scores fewer than three goals in a game . Pele made news when he alone scored three goals in the game against France .

Pele was skilled at many moves . One move was the bicycle kick. To make this move, players jump into the air, lean back, and pedal their feet . They kick the ball while in midair . This move is also tricky because the players often have their back to the goal when kicking the ball.

PILI In 1940 in the country of Brazil, a future soccer star was born.

His parents named him Edson, but his friends called him Pele.

How did Pele become a soccer star?

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