O Rei and the beautiful game

Hungary were stopped by the “Heroes of Bern” but from then on, Brazil dominated the era and football got its first global superstar. Pele’s legacy goes beyond what he achieved on the pitch for Brazil – some even said his name was the world’s most used four-letter word. Winning three of the four World Cups between 1958 and 1970, they transmogrified football into the beautiful game.