In 1969, the 29-year-old Pele led Santos to the war-torn country of Nigeria. At that time, the country had been fighting a civil war for three years, and it was full of devastation and starvation.
Many people are worried about Pele's safety, after all, the war has not ended, and the guns do not recognize the king of the ball. But Pele insisted on coming and decided to play an exhibition match against Nigeria.
What is unbelievable is that because of Pele's arrival, the ** army and the *** armed forces actually reached an agreement to cease fire for 48 hours, because they all want to watch Pele play!
The match was held at a stadium in the capital, Grasse. On the day of the game, the gunfire that had been resounding for three years in this country suddenly stopped, and the supporters and opponents sat in the stands together, and even the soldiers on both sides laughed at this time and happily performed together with the king of the ball.
Shortly after the game, the Nigerian Civil War ended.
After the 1970 World Cup, the British Sunday Times gave Pele another name with a headline: "How does Pele spell?" G-O-D (God)! ”
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