29 December 2022 - We share the grief of all our Brazilian friends at the passing of one of the great legends of the beautiful game, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, known simply to the world as Pelé.  The only man to be a 3-time World Cup Champion, declared a National Treasure in Brazil, he was the ultimate Ambassador of the game.  In 2000 he was declared "FIFA Player of the Century" alongside Diego Maradona.  He only played for two clubs, Santos FC (1956-74), and after retirement, the NY Cosmos (1975-77) in the old NASL. He has 92 caps with Brazil, scoring 77 goals.  His total lifetime goal count of 1,279 stands as a Guinness World Record.  After his 2nd retirement, he served as Minister of Sport in his native Brazil, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, a FIFA Worldwide Ambassador for Football, and received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.