One of the best ever to play the game of soccer, Pelé passed away at the age of 82.

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Here we have compiled a few of Pelé's unheard stories to pay a tribute to the Brazilian legend. Check it out–

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1.When Referee Left The Ground During a friendly match in 1968 referee Guillermo Velasquez asked Pelé to leave the ground but had to depart himself following spectators' outrage.

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2. Did Pelé Really Stop the War? It is said that on February 4, 1969 Pelé's club Santos FC played a friendly match in a war affected Nigerian place & to provide the players security, war was paused.

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3. How Pelé Humiliated the Beatles? Pelé wrote in 2007 that Beatles' singer John Lennon tried to meet him & the Brazilian team in an English Hotel but was denied by the team director.

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4. Why Didn't Play For European Clubs? Unlike every other great player, Pelé never played for any European club as the Brazilian government didn't want him to be exported.

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5. Captained Brazil At 50 Pelé captained Brazil only once and that too 19 years after his retirement. This was a friendly match played between Brazil & the rest of the world in 1990.

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6. When Pelé Got Kidnapped On September 2, 1972, when Pelé scored a 43-minute goal, spectators invaded the ground to carry Pelé & he was almost kidnapped for a while.

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7. Pelé Clean Sheet As GK Pelé also did goalkeeping for Brazil in 1964 and he conceded no goal in all the four matches he played as a GK.

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Leaving thousands of stories & an imperishable legacy behind, the legend of football left us. RIP Pelé.

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