Sigge parking pele biography
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Pelé obituary: The king of football who came to define Brazil
No single word carries greater connotations of the beautiful game than Pelé.
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, but known around the world as Pelé, the greatest player of his generation has died after a battle with colon cancer and a respiratory infection in São Paulo. He was
Hailed by many in Brazil as "O Rei" ("The King"), and by FIFA as "The Greatest", Pelé left an indelible mark on world sport with an incredible facility for scoring goals on the biggest stage.
The true number of goals Pelé scored — officially 1, from 1, games — may be questioned.
But whether that number is exact or not, his status as one of the most iconic and potent strikers of all time is unmatched.
His role in shaping the cultural identity of Brazil as one of the sport's first truly global superstars is immeasurable.
For many, Pelé came to define football. And as a result, he cemented Brazil's asso
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Sigge Parling
Swedish footballer (–)
Sigvard Emanuel "Sigge" Parling (26 March – 17 September ) was a Swedish footballer. He also played ice hockey and bandy.
During his career he played for Djurgårdens IF (–), IK Sirius (–) and Gefle IF (–). His position was left midfielder and was considered a very rough but fair player. During his time in Djurgården he was known as the first Järnkamin (Iron Stove). Parling was capped times for Djurgården and scored 12 goals.[3] He won the Swedish Championship twice with Djurgårdens IF, and [3]
Parling was part of the legendary Sweden national team at the FIFA World Cup[4] and was capped 37 times for his country.[5]
Parling is the only player from Djurgårdens IF who has played a World Cup Final.[6] He died on 17 September at the age of [7]
As a bandy player, Parling won the Swedish Bandy Final together with IK Sirius in [8]
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At 17, Pele conquered the world
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Pele burst onto the global scen at just 17 with dazzling goals as Brazil won the World Cup for the first time in Sweden in
"I have good and bad stories from World Cups. The '58 World Cup was a dream. inom was a kid. Nobody was expecting it. Nobody believed in us. inom remember some reporters saying: 'how can they take a year-old kid to the World Cup finals," Pele recalled in an interview with FIFA.
As ever on the football field, Pele's tidtagning was impeccable.
While the World Cup had been broadcast live to a small European audience, was shown more widely and far more people owned television sets.
Pele, who crowned his career 12 years later in Mexico in the first World Cup broadcast in colour, was the first football star to play his entire career in the TV era.
In , Brazil under coach Vicente Feola were also innovating.
They embraced the formation and adopted a detailed approach to every aspect of preparation and plannin