Pele: the autobiography

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known simply as Pele, is a global icon who revolutionised the sport of football arguably more than anyone else in the last 80 years.

Pele is not just one of the greatest footballers of all time, but one of the greatest sportspeople, and with the sad news of Pele’s recent health problems, I thought it was about time I did another video about the man they called the king of football.

My only previous video about Pele was entitled ‘7 reasons why calling Pele a fraud is ridiculous’, and I only made that video in response to a wave of disinformation that was spreading across the web and particularly on YouTube that appeared to be gaining some traction.

Calling Pele a fraud is no more or less absurd than calling Jesse Owens, Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali a fraud. That video naturally had to take a defensive stance against those throwing various unsubstantiated claims against the Brazilian, and if you want to wat