Brazilian Sports Minister Appointment
Pelé took a government role as Brazil's sports minister and advocated changes in the regulation of professional football.
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Edson Arantes do Nascimento Pelé Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Edson Arantes do Nascimento Pelé through 45 dated historical records for Brazil.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento Pelé, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
45Distinct records
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1995–2022Years on this page
1995
1998
Pelé Law Sports Governance Debate
Legislation popularly associated with Pelé altered aspects of players' contractual freedom and administration in Brazilian football.
2000
FIFA Century Player Honour
Pelé shared FIFA's Player of the Century recognition with Diego Maradona following competing awards and voting processes.
2014
World Cup Return to Brazil
Pelé attended promotional activities around the first World Cup hosted in Brazil since 1950, connecting the event to his playing legacy.
2022
Death of Three Time World Champion
Pelé died aged eighty-two, prompting tributes around the world to a player renowned for three World Cup victories.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.