{"id":1246,"date":"2010-06-22T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2010-06-22T13:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1246"},"modified":"2010-06-22T01:20:50","modified_gmt":"2010-06-22T01:20:50","slug":"pele-and-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/pele-and-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pel\u00e9 and the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/brazilian-profile-pele\/\">Pel\u00e9, also known as O Rei<\/a>, or the King, is very busy during the World Cup, even though he hasn&#8217;t played soccer for years. He now serves as an unofficial ambassador for Brazil, and as in any soccer-loving country, he is always welcomed with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>In South Africa, he attended an exhibition with works of art <a href=\"http:\/\/globoesporte.globo.com\/futebol\/selecao-brasileira\/noticia\/2010\/06\/artista-com-os-pes-e-com-maos-pele-pintou-obra-sobre-sua-carreira.html\">he helped create<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ezd0_-bmjQs\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ezd0_-bmjQs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Plus, around the World Cup time, he gets more endorsements than ever:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wpc911xg3vA\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wpc911xg3vA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, though, he&#8217;s not immune to petty, silly talk, be it from the <a href=\"http:\/\/globoesporte.globo.com\/futebol\/copa-do-mundo\/espanha\/noticia\/2010\/06\/para-imprensa-chinesa-pele-amaldicoou-selecao-espanhola.html\">Chinese media<\/a> or from the competition:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aFe3NsmdjoY\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aFe3NsmdjoY<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pel\u00e9, also known as O Rei, or the King, is very busy during the World Cup, even though he hasn&#8217;t played soccer for years. 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