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Pelé also played on the Brazilian World Cup team in 1966, but was injured due to the disgraceful violence against him by opposing teams.
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Upon winning the 1970 World Cup final, Pelé did not rejoice with his teammates immediately.  Instead, Pelé went off alone to give thanks to [[God]].  He explained that his team prayed together before winning the finals also, "But never that we might win. We prayed for the poor, the crippled, the sick, the innocent in wars and for the health of loved ones."<ref>https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-05/04/pele-interview-football-messi-fifa-racism/viewall</ref>
 
Upon winning the 1970 World Cup final, Pelé did not rejoice with his teammates immediately.  Instead, Pelé went off alone to give thanks to [[God]].  He explained that his team prayed together before winning the finals also, "But never that we might win. We prayed for the poor, the crippled, the sick, the innocent in wars and for the health of loved ones."<ref>https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2012-05/04/pele-interview-football-messi-fifa-racism/viewall</ref>
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Pelé also played on the Brazilian World Cup team in 1966, but was injured due to the violence of the adversaries.
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Pelé also played on the Brazilian World Cup team in 1966, but was injured due to the disgraceful violence against him by opposing teams.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/jul/24/1966-world-cup-final-conspiracy-refereeing-50-years</ref>
    
For the most of his career, he played in Santos Futebol Clube, a soccer team of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.
 
For the most of his career, he played in Santos Futebol Clube, a soccer team of Santos, in the state of São Paulo.
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