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Santos FC lost its legend, Brazil lost its national treasure and the world of soccer lost its king – and its greatest player ever – on Thursday. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, died at the age of 82 after complications stemming from a lengthy battle with colon cancer.
The reverberations of his absence will be felt across the globe for years to come, but the foundation he managed to build during his time here will stay with us for a long time. Pelé was what made the game beautiful, and even those who did not play or care much for the sport acknowledged as much. “Pelé was one of the few who contradicted my theory,” Andy Warhol once said, “instead of 15 minutes of fame, he will have 15 centuries.”
I’m Igor Mello with a special edition of the Golazo Starting XI newsletter as we celebrate the life of a king.
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The Forward Line
Pelé did it first
By now, you’ve probably seen a mixtape video of highlights circulate social media accounts and WhatsApp group pages over the past few weeks. The point of the video was to show that Pelé was one of a kind and the prototype for what the beautiful game has evolved into today.
The Cruyff turn, the…
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