ROBINHO was hailed from an early age as the new Pele – even by the man himself. But instead of becoming another Brazilian ...

It all started in the backwoods of Brazil, where a young boy nicknamed ... Gerais in southeastern Brazil. Pele's father was a local professional soccer player who held the distinction of scoring ...

This is because Pele picked players still alive today - with the emotional exception of Marc Vivien Foe, the Manchester City and Cameroon player who collapsed and died during a match last year.

World football’s governing body Fifa named him as player ... The image of Pele in a bright, yellow Brazil jersey, with the No 10 stamped on the back, remains alive with soccer fans everywhere.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Corazones, in Minas Gerais and his childhood was marked by two dreams: trying to be a soccer player like his father, and reversing ...