Theme: Success

Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star

HOW DID A POOR BOY named Edson – who kicked rocks down roads and dribbled balls made from rags – go on to become the greatest soccer player of all time? While other kids memorized letters, Edson memorized the scores of soccer matches. And when Edson finally played in a youth soccer tournament in the [...]

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