Pele created his own reputation as a soccer player with the Bauru Athletic Club. His skills were noticed by a former World Cup player, Valdemar de Brito, who took him to Santos, a midlevel club ...

As a club, we had the privilege of hosting Pele in 1981, at Highbury. A memory we will always cherish. Our thoughts, along with entire football community are with Pele's loved ones today.

Brazil icon Ronaldo named Pele as the greatest footballer of all time, followed by Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona.