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Most americans have never heard of him. 'But in Moscow, Pelé is a popular hero. When he walks the streets of Stock holm, troops of children dog his heels, touching his black arms in awe. In Madrid, his name ranks with Ordoñez and Dominguin. and the next time he is in London, he will be presented to the Queen. He gets 200 letters a week from all over the world, many addressed simply "Pelé" - with no country. Back home in Brazil, he is Edson Arantes do Nascimento. and ambitious politicians are forever trying to shake...
...Himself. Last week, 150.000 screaming fans jammed Rio de Janeiro's cavernous Maracana Stadium to watch Pele's team, the Santos Futebol Clube champions of Brazil, defend their national title against Rio's hard-running Botafogo club. It was no contest. The lithe, handsome Pelé had the day to himself, stealing the ball, caroming pinpoint passes off the top of his head, foot-dribbling around Botafogo defenders as if they were rooted in concrete. Santos ran up a quick three-goal lead. Then, while delirious fans shouted "Pay-lay! Pay-lay!". Pelé personally administered...
...smalltime pro soccer player known as Dondinho. Pelé was expelled from the fourth grade for cutting classes to play in barefoot futebol games, using a sock stuffed with rags for a ball. He stole peanuts from railroad cars, roasted them and sold them to get the money for a leather soccer ball. His first job. as a cobbler's apprentice, earned him $2 a month. At eleven. Pelé was spotted by ex-Player Waldemar de Brito. who taught him the game's intricacies, and got him a contract with Santos. The first time he played. Santos...
Kicks & Tugs. Nobody ever has found a way to stop Pelé-short of mayhem. Desperate opponents trip him, tug at his jersey, aim vicious kicks at his shins and groin. The tactics rarely work. In a game against Argentina in 1961. Pelé was on his way to a score when a burly Argentine fullback knocked him flat. The referee signaled a foul. But in the split second it took to toot the whistle, Pelé had already leaped up and kicked the goal. The awed ref wrapped his arms around Pelé, apologized and reversed his ruling...
...Party Chairman gloated: "They got the word." Finally lunch on the patio-caviar and pel'meni, a kind of Iron Curtain ravioli, flushed down with vodka, champagne and several Georgian wines-and, for hours after, a long conversation in which Khrushchev did most of the talking. The Soviet Premier enjoyed himself so hugely that he decided to do it again the following day and bring Mrs. Khrushchev and the kids, i.e., Son Sergei, Adzhubei and his wife Rada. Salinger had to pass up a planned engagement with Russian newsmen in Moscow...