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About Pelé Foundation
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To watch him play was to watch the delight of a child combined with the extraordinary grace of a man in full.
Nelson Mandela
Our Story
After retiring from football in 1977, Pelé concentrated on using his fame to work for causes he believed in, ranging from world peace to international children’s rights and poverty alleviation.
Our Mission
Our purpose for existing is to preserve the legacy of King Pelé, keeping his humanitarian works active and generating positive impacts in the fight for education and the battle against poverty and hunger worldwide.
After retiring from football in 1977, Pelé concentrated on using his fame to work for causes he believed in, ranging from world peace to international children’s rights and poverty alleviation.
The Pelé Foundation is a US-based 501c3 non-profit organization created while the King was still alive, to continue building a more just, equal, and loving society.
