A retired businessman recalls the time when, in 1958, the then-17-year-old World Cup footballer practised at his school
Pelé, Brazil World Cup winner and football legend, dies aged 82Pelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballersObserver Archive from 1970: ‘There is only one Pelé’
Renato Carvalho was 11 years old when he met Pelé for the first and only time.
It was 1958 and he was a schoolboy in a small city called Poços de Caldas. To the amazement of him and his friends, the Brazilian team were preparing for the World Cup on his school pitch.
Continue reading…A retired businessman recalls the time when, in 1958, the then-17-year-old World Cup footballer practised at his schoolPelé, Brazil World Cup winner and football legend, dies aged 82Pelé tops our list of the top 100 all-time World Cup footballersObserver Archive from 1970: ‘There is only one Pelé’Renato Carvalho was 11 years old when he met Pelé for the first and only time.It was 1958 and he was a schoolboy in a small city called Poços de Caldas. To the amazement of him and his friends, the Brazilian team were preparing for the World Cup on his school pitch. Continue reading…