Pelé

American

[pey-ley, pey-ley] / peɪˈleɪ, ˈpeɪ leɪ /

noun

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 1940–2022, Brazilian soccer player, generally regarded as preeminent in the sport.

Pelé British

/ ˈpɛleɪ /

noun

real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento. born 1940, Brazilian footballer: scored 77 goals in 92 games for Brazil (1957–71) and was in the teams that won the World Cup in 1958, 1962, and 1970; awarded an honorary knighthood in 1997

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Example Sentences

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These days, it is tagged in local media as turncoats, its leader, Pele Broberg, said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Commisso owned the Cosmos, the former club of Brazilian football legend Pele, from 2017 to 2025.

From Barron's

This should give Greenlanders pause for thought, opposition MP Pele Broberg of the Naleraq Party told me.

From BBC

On Wednesday, Santos, Pele's former club, posted a cryptic video on social media showing an aerial view of their Vila Belmiro stadium with the date December 31, 2026, accompanied by the text: "The time is coming", without mentioning Neymar, whose initial contract expired at midnight on December 31.

From Barron's

Neymar, who played for Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia is the top scorer for the Brazil with 79 goals, two more than Pele.

From Barron's

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