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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 57. Chapters: Pele, Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Bruno Junqueira, Tony Kanaan, Helio Castroneves, Christian Fittipaldi, Renato Sobral, Thiago Alves, Gil de Ferran, Ricardo Zonta, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Hermes Franca, Thiago Silva, Gabriel Gonzaga, Cristiane Santos, Jorge Santiago, Tarso Marques, Wilson Gouveia, Wilson Reis, Gleison Tibau, Diego Brandao, Rani Yahya, Danillo Villefort, Raul Boesel, Jose Roberto Gomes Santana, Diego Saraiva, Fredson Paixao, Gesias Cavalcante, Carlos Alberto Torres, David Vieira, Rafael Dias, Fabricio Camoes, Mario Moraes, Alexandre Ribeiro, Marcello Salazar, Glover Teixeira, Mario Miranda, Roberto Traven, Rafael Rebello, Eduardo Saverin, Rafaello Oliveira, Marcus Silveira, Marcio Cruz, Alice Braga, Iara Lee, Gilberto Freyre, Jay Silva, Lucio Gonzaga, Paulinho Criciuma, Allan Goes, Frederico Moojen, Christian Uflacker, Tony Azevedo, Ricardo Villar, Roger Manganelli, Marcelo Gleiser, Alex Cazumba, Ricardo Funch, Romero Cavalcanti, Diego Martins, Sissi, Mauricio Villardo, Osni Neto, Tirone E. David, Renato Verissimo, Paulinho Le Petit, Ednaldo da Conceicao. Excerpt: Edison "Edson" Arantes do Nascimento KBE (born 21 or 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pele (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: , usual English pronunciation: ) is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded among football historians, former players and fans to be one of the best and most accomplished footballers in the game's history. In 1999, he was voted as the Football Player of the Century by the IFFHS International Federation of Football History and Statistics. In the same year French weekly magazine France-Football consulted their former "Ballon D'Or" winners to elect the Football Player of the Century. Pele came in first position. In 1999 the International Olympic Committee named Pele the "Athlete of the Cen...