Pele arrived into a world game in 1958 that was on the cusp of enormous change. By the time he retired, he was global football’s first true superstar. twoht
Date published: Friday 30th December 2022 1:38 -
The two tournaments that bookended that international career were both transformative, in different ways. The first World Cup to be televised in Europe was the 1954 tournament. Pele arrived four years later in Sweden. The technology didn’t yet exist to beam games live around the world, but the European Broadcasting Union had a complex set of relays set up to be able to broadcast eleven matches live across Europe.
In 1966, Pele ran headlong into the cynicism that had started to engulf European football over the previous decade. With little protection from referees, he was kicked all over the pitch in their opening match against Bulgaria. Despite scoring in that match – becoming the first player to score in three consecutive World Cup finals in the process – he was sufficiently injured to have to miss their next game against Hungary, which they lost 3-1.
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