Pelé Revisited

<p>Before 1958 Brazil had never won a World Cup. Within 12 years, Pele would lead the Seleção to three titles, cementing themselves as the most popular team in the world.</p> <p>This is the backdrop for Netflix's newly released documentary about football superstar, Pelé. In today's episode, we analyze Pelé's impact on the Brazilian national team and how he was used for political purposes.  </p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong></p> <p>David Gass (<a href= "https://twitter.com/empiregass">@empiregass</a>) is a freelance broadcaster who is a regular contributor to <a href= "https://twitter.com/Extratime">Extra Time Radio</a> and <a href= "https://twitter.com/AFootballPod">A Football Podcast</a>. He also regularly commentates on MLS, college soccer, and elsewhere.</p> <div><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Support Us:</strong></div> <div> <div> <p><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday">https://www.patreon.com/FootballToday</a></p> <p><strong>Follow Us:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/FT_Podcast_">@FT_Podcast_</a></p> <p><a href= "http://www.FootballTodayPodcast.com">www.FootballTodayPodcast.com</a></p> <p><strong>Music:</strong></p> <p>The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by <a href="http://www.sessions.blue/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a>.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Great Great Lengths’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">‘Peacetime’ by <a href= "http://www.sessions.blue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Blue Dot Sessions</a></span></p> </div> </div> <p> </p>