You can get name and number printing on any kit available within our store, in the same style the players wear on the pitch. Choose ANY name - including your own. Pele was also not immune to that most gnawing of fears for all elite sports stars of wanting "not to end my career as a loser". Christie's expert appraisers estimated its value to be around 30,000 pounds, at most 50,000 at times. But they never imagined it would exceed 150,000. Quite a record for this auction house and for the T-shirt buying and selling sector. At the centre of it all was Pele, a magnet for the ball on the field and for eyeballs off it, his every touch meaningful, his every forward run simmering with intent and possibility.

Portugal defender Joao Morais would be the last in a line of hatchet men tasked with nullifying Pele by any means at that World Cup, his most brutal act a trip followed by a two-footed lunge that left the Brazilian forward powerless to influence what would be a 3-1 loss. In it, the face of almost every player is forward and focused, every sinew seemingly stretched to control the simmering pan of nerves within. The exception is Pele, who stares to his left, straight down the camera's lens with a look of unerring calm and confidence. He was just 16 years old when he made a scoring debut for Brazil in 1957, against Argentina no less. In less than a year, he netted twice in the final against hosts Sweden as his country won their first ever World Cup.Pele scored the opener, with a header over Italian defender Tarcisio Burgnich. He then made assists on Jairzinho's and Carlos Alberto's goals. Brazil won the match 4-1, keeping the Jules Rimet Trophy indefinitely, and Pele was named player of the tournament. Burgnich, who marked Pele during the final, later said: "I told myself before the game, he's made of skin and bones just like everyone else – but I was wrong." Brazil would beat England by a goal difference, and although West Germany would eventually eliminate the English side, that match left one of the most memorable images: Bobby Moore and Pele exchanging their shirts with a gesture of mutual admiration. Even without Pelé in the equation, historians agree that the 1970 World Cup was the best World Cup in living memory.

In addition to the World Cup held in Mexico, Pelé participated in the conquest of two other world titles: those of 1958 and 1962. As well as being the only player to achieve such a feat, he boasts that he was the youngest player to score in this competition at just 17 years of age. But what are the secrets behind Pelé's 1970 jersey ? What's his story? What are the honours behind it? Did he really surpass 150,000 euros in a London auction? Find the answer in the following lines! Pelé's 1970 jersey, the most iconic outfit in Canarinha's history Rugby World Cup Shop for signed rugby world cup memorabilia 2019 including autographs by all the major players from the world’s top rugby teams. Shop for autographed rugby world cup shirts, balls & boots! Here you will find authentic Pele signatures from his illustrious career. We have a great selection of signed & framed Pele shirts, soccer balls and photos. All autographs are 100% genuine and come with a holographic certificate of authenticity! It was a hammer blow to Brazil. Pele's power went beyond what he was capable of on a football field. He was a unifying force for a vast and multi-cultural country with large impoverished areas, from which he himself had emerged. He was a symbol of hope.

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I told myself before the game, 'He's made of flesh and blood, just like me.'" he reflected. "I was wrong." Leading the way with his drum is singing winger Jairzinho, 'The Hurricane', scorer of a goal in every one of his team's five games so far in the tournament, all of them victories.

There is no panic at the break. Brazil are the fresher side after Italy's marathon semi-final against West Germany four days earlier. They have the talent and tactical plan to take advantage. The 1970 World Cup would not only mark Pelé's career: it would also immortalize the equipment of one of the most talented eleven in the history of football. The noise is too loud for everyone to hear a single rattle fall to the floor, the players too engaged in their singing and thoughts of glory to pay much notice to the man who intentionally dropped it. In his father's room, he looked to a picture of Jesus on the wall. "If I'd been there I wouldn't have let Brazil lose," he declared. "If I'd been there Brazil would have won." Twenty years later, he made good on the promise.In 2014 the Cosmos retired the number 9 shirt in honour of Chinaglia’s contribution to the club. In 2000 Chinaglia was also named the greatest player in Lazio’s history. Pele was nine years old when Brazil lost to Uruguay - one of their great rivals - in the final of the 1950 World Cup on home soil.

His importance as a figurehead had only increased during a time of instability and uncertainty, with the country under military rule following the coup d'etat of 1964. The club started up again as the MLS became increasingly popular and for the 2011-12 season they played a series of friendlies and exhibition matches, Manchester United legend Eric Cantona was the club’s Director of Soccer at this time and the following season the club joined the North American Soccer League – the second-tier of American football.

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Alan Mullery, the man tasked with marking Pele, has since admitted to hitting the forward hard in the game to try and throw him off, but that he was physically and mentally equal to it. Dondinho, a talented semi-pro footballer himself, had nurtured his son's love for the game, imparting technique and wisdom. Now the son saw an opportunity to offer something in return. One of the best defenders of the time, Tarcisio Burgnich, would explain about Pelé: "We jumped together, but when I was on earth, he was still in the air. I had thought to encourage myself: Pelé is flesh and blood, like me. But I was wrong." TOFFS (which stands for The Old Fashioned Football Shirt) specialise in handcrafted, vintage football shirts made to the highest quality in the North of England – with each shirt as close to the real thing as possible.