Recently, on December 25th, the aggravation of "King" Pele's condition attracted the attention of the world's soccer world. In this regard, the New Express Newspaper published an article reviewing Pele's previous visits to China.
As the "King of Balls", Pele has been to China many times before. As early as 1977, Pele toured China with the American Cosmos. At that time, the Cosmos not only had Pele, but also Beckenbauer, Tobich and other stars. The Chinese national team drew 1-1 with the Cosmos under the watchful eyes of the fans at the Workers Stadium in Beijing. A few days later, the Chinese national team beat the Cosmos 2-1 at the Jiangwan Stadium in Shanghai.
At that time, Pele exclaimed, "Before I came to China, I only knew that China was very big, but I didn't realize that the level of soccer in China was also quite high." In addition, Pele also praised national team member Yung Chi Hang as a world-class player.
In 1991, Pele came to Guangzhou to watch the first Women's World Cup (then known as the "First Women's World Championship"). In addition to having his picture taken with Avilanchier in the stands, Pele also left a picture of himself visiting and shopping on the streets of Guangzhou. During this time, Pele also went to the Second Primary School of Jiangnan Xincun in Haizhu District to watch the children play soccer.
On the eve of the World Cup in Korea and Japan, Pele traveled to Beijing and visited the Badaling Great Wall. It was on the Great Wall that the Brazilian also tried his hand at cuju.
Seven years ago, Pele also visited Lishui Training Base, the training ground of Guangzhou Evergrande at that time. At that time, Pele attended an event with Evergrande manager Carnavaro, player Elkeson (Ekerson) and pianist Lang Lang. At the scene, both Cannavaro and Elkeson became star-struck.
