Paul Prowse and the story behind the iconic photos of Pelé
“How to record a thousand goals in a single image? This photographer solves the problem by ‘spelling’ the number on soccer balls. At the time of his retirement, he would bring the total to 1,279 across all matches.”
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“Pele is shouldered after his last game for the New York Cosmos (a 2-1 win for the Cosmos over his former club Santos) to cap a career in which he has scored more than 1,200 domestic soccer goals. and international. In that match, as expected, he also scored a goal”.
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“With a flourish, Pelé vastly surpassed the Guarani goalkeeper during a match of the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo league championship in 1958. He was the competition’s top scorer during the first 8 seasons in which he participated, and in the 18 years that he played for Santos he accumulated 468 goals and 10 league titles”.
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“A penalty kick? Surely that’s not the way to score your 1,000th goal, and who would want to be the goalkeeper facing that, especially when even your fans end up cheering for the inevitable goal! Everyone counts, of course, whether they’re acrobatic or routine, and throughout his 21-year career he scored many of both”.
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“In his debut with the New York Cosmos. Despite being in his 19th professional season, he was an influential figure in attracting other world-class players to the league. It may have helped that, according to He will reportedly be paid $7 million for his three-year contract.”
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“From generation to generation, Pelé hugs Ronaldo at the presentation of the 2002 World Cup winners in Japan. This was Brazil’s fifth victory overall and Pelé looks as happy as if he won it himself, which of course! Of course, he did it three times!”
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“A winning hug as Pelé celebrates with substitute goalkeeper Ado. The shirt he was wearing, exchanged at the time this image was taken with Italian defender Roberto Rosato, was auctioned in 2002 for £157,750, a world record at that time. time for a football shirt”.
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“Pelé scores a characteristically deft goal during a friendly match against Belgium at the Maracanã in 1965. One of a record 1,279 he has scored in his 21-year career.”
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“During a trial for Santos in 1956, former Brazilian star Waldemar de Brito assured the club that Pelé, then 15, would become ‘the best footballer in the world.’ They signed him and the rest is history. He made his debut in the ’56-’57 season and at the beginning of the following season, when this image was taken, he was already a regular starter”.
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“Pelé, harassed by the press, staff and fans, holds aloft the Jules Rimet trophy after Brazil’s resounding 4-1 victory over Italy to win the 1970 World Cup. Pelé scored a goal during the final and assisted on two of the other goals, confirming that, despite the team’s enormous talent, his importance to him was unquestionable.”
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I am Pierce Boyd, a driven and ambitious professional working in the news industry. I have been writing for 24 Hours Worlds for over five years, specializing in sports section coverage. During my tenure at the publication, I have built an impressive portfolio of articles that has earned me a reputation as an experienced journalist and content creator.
