It is time to wake up from the slumber as the football king Edson Arantes do Nascimento known as Pelé will grace India in October. Indian fans will again witness the sight of Pelé in India after a wait of 38 years. The Brazilian legend accepted the invitation of the final of the 56th edition of Subroto Cup as chief guest. Pelé is regarded as the greatest footballer in the world.
He confirmed his visit to India by a video message and expresses his excitement to meet young football players that will be participating in the Subroto Cup and wants to celebrate the world’s greatest sport with the children of India. He also said that he is overwhelmed with the efforts that Indian Air Force has put into such a big tournament that also aims to bring the youth together. He will also be a guest of honour in Atletico de Kolkata’s opening game in the Indian Super League and will meet former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly at a function in the eastern metropolis.
Pelé nicknamed as ‘Black Pearl’ has won One Ballon d’Or, along with three other world cups and scored an amazing 1283 goals in his career. Pelé was voted world player of the century by the International Federation of football history in 1999. He was declared Athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in the same year and Time magazine named him in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
The 74 year old Pelé had earlier visited India in 1977 for an exhibition match for his American Club - New York Cosmos that played against Kolkata Giants - Mohun Bagan on 24 September at Eden Gardens. Reminding those memories he stated that “I have great memories from my time there many years ago, the fans were unbelievable”. He also added that India is a very special country and I am very excited to come to India.
The excitement of fans shows the interest of Indians towards football. Football fever is everywhere, in the streets, on the fields and at the markets. You will have to pay for the vegetables but you will get football news for free. They used to visit showrooms and shops to buy football goods. But this is not the right approach; the right approach is to buy football equipment online. It saves time, money and energy.
He confirmed his visit to India by a video message and expresses his excitement to meet young football players that will be participating in the Subroto Cup and wants to celebrate the world’s greatest sport with the children of India. He also said that he is overwhelmed with the efforts that Indian Air Force has put into such a big tournament that also aims to bring the youth together. He will also be a guest of honour in Atletico de Kolkata’s opening game in the Indian Super League and will meet former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly at a function in the eastern metropolis.
Pelé nicknamed as ‘Black Pearl’ has won One Ballon d’Or, along with three other world cups and scored an amazing 1283 goals in his career. Pelé was voted world player of the century by the International Federation of football history in 1999. He was declared Athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in the same year and Time magazine named him in their list of 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
The 74 year old Pelé had earlier visited India in 1977 for an exhibition match for his American Club - New York Cosmos that played against Kolkata Giants - Mohun Bagan on 24 September at Eden Gardens. Reminding those memories he stated that “I have great memories from my time there many years ago, the fans were unbelievable”. He also added that India is a very special country and I am very excited to come to India.
The excitement of fans shows the interest of Indians towards football. Football fever is everywhere, in the streets, on the fields and at the markets. You will have to pay for the vegetables but you will get football news for free. They used to visit showrooms and shops to buy football goods. But this is not the right approach; the right approach is to buy football equipment online. It saves time, money and energy.