Pelé was for a long time a great unknown.
He could hardly be seen on television, his access to some World Cup matches with
Canarinha
being limited , "but that allowed us to know that he was a very powerful player, very agile, a great header, a great kicker with both legs and, above all, very ingenious ”, analyzes José Sámano, a journalist for EL PAÍS Deportes.
These virtues made Edson Arantes do Nascimento,
Pelé
, who died this Thursday in São Paulo at the age of 82, a player ahead of his time, a pioneer of so many resources that today are common in football.
Sámano reviews some of the most iconic images of
O Rei,
the nickname that accompanied the legend.
From his exhibition at the World Cup in Sweden in 1958, when he, at just 17 years old, lifted the trophy in tears, to his floating jump to open the scoring in the 1970 final against Italy.
Between one date and another, a dribble without a ball against Uruguay, a remote-controlled ball that did not find the goal against Czechoslovakia and more examples of the infinite repertoire of a unique footballer.