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Pelé and President Ford, 6/28/1975 (NARA IDs 12082700 and 6829578).

RIP Pelé

Brazilian soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento (aka Pelé) died today at age 82. After retiring from a dazzling and historic international soccer career, he played for the New York Cosmos (1975-1977) and is widely credited with sparking American interest in the game. 

In his role as a soccer global ambassador, Pelé was a frequent visitor to the White House.

Pelé and Nixon (5/08/1973, NARA IDs 194508 and 1552580).

See the “Memoranda of Conversation” from this meeting (excerpt):

Pelé and Reagan (10/14/1982 NARA ID 75852465).

Pelé, Reagan, and Brazilian President José Sarney (9/1/1986, NARA ID 75855009)

Pelé and Clinton (10/15/1997, NARA ID 81122856)

See related: 

In Memoriam: Pelé (1940-2022), National Archives News

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal!, Pieces of History blog

Soccer in the National Archives and Sports in the National Archives, National Archives News special topics pages

All American: The Power of Sports exhibit, National Archives Museum, Washington, DC, through 1/7/2024.

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Ruhe in Frieden Kaiser

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Thank you IMAGO and gettyimages

You are LITERALLY my oasis

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Franz Beckenbauer, Hamburger 1980.

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Rest In Peace Pelé

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Raúl - New York Cosmos (EUA)

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January 9, 2024

By Gabriele Marcotti

(ESPN) – For those who saw him play – even just in grainy videos – there's a single image of Franz Beckenbauer that stands out. Striding out of the back, ball at his feet, head held high, eyes scanning for things only he could see, while worry builds in the eyes of the opponents: that was "Der Kaiser" who passed away on Monday, on the pitch.

But there's far more to him than that.

You could say Franz Beckenbauer was a fortunate man. Most of us get just one act in our professional lives; he achieved GOAT candidate status as a player, made history as a World Cup-winning coach, helped his club consolidate its status as a juggernaut, organized a World Cup in his native Germany and ended his career as a member of FIFA's executive committee. (That last one left him tarnished: more of this later.)

Along the way, he was a central part of the biggest soccer-related U.S. phenomenon pre-1994 World Cup, joining the New York Cosmos in their pomp and playing alongside Pelé, Carlos Alberto and Giorgio Chinaglia.

Most of all, with Pele and Johan Cruyff, he was part of a triumvirate of phenoms that defined an era during which the world shrank, TV proliferated the game and superstars became truly global.

Beckenbauer also redefined a position: center back. He wasn't the first sweeper, nor the first central defender who could play a pass and step into the midfield, but nobody did it as effectively and on such a big stage (arguably, before or after). The skills formed in his early years as an attacking midfielder never abandoned him.

The ability to move into the middle of the park, create man advantages or simply spray the ball with accuracy all over the pitch are things we take for granted today, but they were pioneered by Beckenbauer. So too was the idea that a center back wasn't just a destroyer, but a creator, a guy who could illuminate a side; it may not have started with him, but nobody took it to a higher level.

In many ways, Beckenbauer was the first "modern" defender, which is why this commercial ahead of the 2006 World Cup, in which two kids fantasise about putting together a star-studded lineup of contemporary players, is so apt: even though he retired more than two decades earlier, he would not have been out of place among Zinedine Zidane, Kaka, Frank Lampard and the other stars of that tournament...

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Pele: Brazil legend dies aged 82 after colon cancer battle, as the football world mourns

Football lost a legend and arguably its greatest-ever footballer yesterday in Pele. RIP.

Brazil great Pele has died at the age of 82. The three-time World Cup winner had been in hospital in Sao Paulo since late November. Pele’s daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram: ‘We are thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.’ Nascimento, who had posted before Christmas that members of Pele’s family would spend the holiday period in the hospital with him, added three…

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People in New York City watching the Seinfeld finale together

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Frontiers Lecture: A JUICE-y Journey to Jupiter

Join Professor Emma Bunce, director of the Institute for Space at the University of Leicester and co-investigator on the JUICE mission, for a special journey to Jupiter on Tuesday, October 10! The ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) launched in April 2023 and is expected to arrive at Jupiter in 2031. It will explore three of the planet’s moons, Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa—and study the potential for habitability and search for evidence of a global ocean underneath the icy crust.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the exciting discoveries that await us in the outer reaches of our Solar System! Check out the link below for more details and to register for tickets.

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Pele, Brazil 1970.

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New York at Night - November 19th, 1995.

"This tantalisingly clear photo of New York City at night was taken by the astronauts during the Space Radar Laboratory mission of the Space Shuttle Endeavor in March of 1990. In this view, oriented with East up and North to the left, a dense constellation of lights defines the major metropolitan areas. Manhattan, outlined by the dark fingers of the Hudson river below and the East river above, is clearly visible along with the well lit southwestern tip of Long Island. Central Park is visible as a dark streak in the center of Manhattan's orange glow."

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