Word: pele
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...then there was number 10, Pele, leading the Cosmos onto the field to the adoring chants of his name and frantic flag waving by a vociferous bunch of Brazilians...
...remembers Eusebio seeming to stand above his teammates, literally and figuratively, dominating midfield and challenging Pele...
...action was the Boston Minutemen--New York Cosmos game last June 20 at Boston University's Nickerson Field. It was also the showdown between Pele (hopefully he needs no introduction) and Eusebio, who was second only to Pele when he reigned as the king of soccer. No-one else deserved to be mentioned in the same sentence with them...
Etched in one's mind are a few flashes of brilliance: Eusebio unleashing a long banana kick on a free kick which dipped, as if by divine will, under the crossbar leaving the goalie and crowd stunned and awed; Pele dribbling around and through a few defenders and scoring on his second shot...
...when the crowds parted ten minutes later, Pele was left sprawled on the ground, shaken up and with a sprained ankle. He was carried from the arena on a stretcher and Eusebio retreated to the dressing room soon after to avoid a similar fate...