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5. Goals, at the age of 17, in the 1958 World Cup semifinals and final.
37. Goals for the Cosmos, 14 in 1975, 18 in 1976 and 11 in 1977.
58. Goals for Santos in 38 games in the 1958 Paulista Championship.
77. Goals for Brazil, a record Neymar tied at the 2022 World Cup.
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It took awhile, but Cosmos executive Clive Toye's sales pitch worked. "You come here, you win a country." Read the whole story
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"Pele was one of the few who contradicted my theory: Instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries."
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Soccer America ConfidentialWhen Pele came to the United States to play for the Cosmos in 1975, few Americans had actually seen the great Brazilian play. Read the whole story
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SoccerTalk with Paul GardnerPele became, during the 1958 World Cup, probably the most important influence in the development of my soccer understanding. Read the whole story
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1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 (8 goals/22 games)
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2. Pele (Brazil) 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 (12/14)
3. Miroslav Klose (Germany) 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 (16/24)
4. Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 (13/26)
5. Uwe Seeler (West Germany) 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970 (9/21)
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The soccer superstar appeared in several movies - fiction, documentary and instructional. Here's a selection of 5. Read the whole story
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Pele, the first soccer star to play his entire career in the TV era, died on Dec. 29 at age 82. Read the whole story
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1. Pele's magic ignites U.S. soccer boom By Paul Gardner (Sporting News, 1977)
2. A fellow professional: Decoding a decades-old photograph of my father By George Quraishi (Howler Magazine, 2016)
3. NASL Memories: The fan who caught Pele the night that soccer came of age By Ian Plenderleith (Soccer America, 2021)
