2 minute sports feature for radio station in Jamaica
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All sports have their heroes and football dubbed soccer by some has many, none more so than Brazilian Edson, Arantes Dono, better known to all the world as Pele. It is amazing that pele at age 79 is still being spoken of in the same breath as stars of the modern era such as Messi Ronaldo and Neymar. Despite the fact that he started his brilliant career 64 years ago as a teenager and retired 43 years ago He created numerous records during his career, some of which have been eclipsed, but there are some that have stood the test of time and may never be broken. Here are some of his feats. Pele was only 17 years of age when he helped Brazil to win the World Cup in 1958. He scored the only goal in their game against Wales, three goals in the semifinals against France and two goals in the finals when they defeated Sweden 5-2. He was the top goal scorer for Brazil in that remarkable series with his six goals in only three games. He also had the distinction of being on the winning World Cup team on two other occasions. In 1962 and 1970, Pele scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games. He had 92 hat tricks. That is three goals in the same game. He scored four goals 31 times and five goals on six occasions. He also scored eight in one game for Santos. His last game was on October 1st 1977. Santos versus the New York Cosmos. Two of his old teams. He played one half for each team and scored for the Cosmos who won the game 2 to 1 pele and never to be forgotten. Footballer was named the athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999. Those were your cool sports facts. Little known information on your favorite sports and the people who play them 7 30 AM and 5 30 PM. Monday to Friday on your cool station. Call 97 F M.