Pelé: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Aug 06, 2026
Updated title. Jul 09, 2026
Updated title and keywords. Jun 29, 2026
Updated headline and keywords. Jun 19, 2026
Updated title and keywords. Jun 12, 2026
Modified link of Web site: BBC - Pele in Africa: The man, the myth, the legend. Jun 06, 2026
Article thoroughly revised. Jun 02, 2026
Anniversary information added. Dec 25, 2025
Anniversary information added. Oct 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Official Site of Pelé. Jun 17, 2025
Add new Web site: International Olympic Committee - Peleïżœs goal record: Numbers that justify why Brazilian legend is 'King'. Apr 25, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 17, 2025
Add new Web site: The Independent - Pele: Brazilïżœs complete footballer who transcended the beautiful game. Oct 21, 2024
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Skills, charisma, mysticism: The life of football legend Pele. Sep 09, 2024
Add new Web site: CNN Sports - What made Pelé so great. Jul 29, 2024
Add new Web site: BBC - Pele in Africa: The man, the myth, the legend. May 06, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 01, 2024
Updated with date and location of his death. Dec 29, 2022
Add new Web site: ESPN Classic - Pele, King of Futbol. Sep 06, 2022
Add new Web site: FootballHistory.org - Pelïżœ. Jul 19, 2022
Changed the date of his 1,000th goal from “November 20” to “November 19.” Nov 04, 2021
Replaced photograph. Nov 03, 2021
Media added. Feb 04, 2021
Added the Pelé Museum. Dec 17, 2020
Replaced photograph. Dec 03, 2019
Add new Web site: Pitara - Biography of Pele. May 15, 2019
Media added. Dec 14, 2017
Add new Web site: International Football Hall of Fame - Biography of Pele. Jun 09, 2014
Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Pelïżœ. Jun 05, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Pele. Jun 05, 2014
Add new Web site: FIFA Musuem - PelĂ© – a life in his own words. Aug 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Smithsonian National Museum of American History - Biography of Pele. Aug 01, 2013
Add new Web site: Hickoksports.com - Biography of Pele. Mar 05, 2013
Add new Web site: Iloveindia.com - Biography of Pele. Mar 05, 2013
Added photograph. Aug 19, 2009
Media added. Aug 04, 2008
Media added. Jan 25, 2007
Article revised. Jul 01, 2005
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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