Aditi Lohe Blog Post #7

Edson Arantes do Nacsimento, known as Pelé, was a profesional soccer player from Brazil. He retired on October 1, 1977, at the age of 36. During his entire soccer career, Pelé made 1,281 goals out of the 1,363 games he played in. Pelé was, and still is, known as the greatest soccer player the world has ever seen. I don't really know what influence his retirement had on the world, other than finalizing his legacy, but it is definitely an event that I hold appreciation for. My twin brother was obsessed with Pelé, and after i while, i too became interested. Pelé was such an extraordinary soccer player that after a while, the opposing teams attempted to injure him rather than block him. If you have never seen a game played by him, I recommend you go look one up; it was impossible for the other teams defenders to keep up with him. I think that Pelé's retirement was a great event in soccer history, and that he will forever be the king of football.