TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 BRAZIL'S PELÉ 4 CHAPTER 2 ENGLAND'S BOBBIES 10 CHAPTER 3 GERMANY'S BECKENBAUER 14 CHAPTER 4 ARGENTINA'S MARADONA 18 CHAPTER 5 FRANCE'S MBAPPÉ 22 CHAPTER 6 BRAZIL'S RONALDO 26 30 GLOSSARY MORE INFORMATION ONLINE RESOURCES INDEX 31 31 32 32 ABOUT THE AUTHOR
CHAPTER 1 BRAZIL'S PELÉ Soccer or fútbol is the most popular sport in the world Although many talented players have come and gone Pelé is considered the best ever He was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento Most of the world knows him as Pelé No one knows where the Pelé nickname originated Pelé left home at the age of 15 to start his professional career with the Santos soccer club Pelé scored his first pro goal before his 16th birthday His rare combination of speed and foot eye coordination set him apart Pelé played on the Brazilian national team for the 1958 World Cup in Sweden At just 17 years old he was the youngest player to appear in a World Cup at the time He exploded onto Pelé is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time
