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Black Pearl, king of soccer, the superlatives are many when it comes to Brazil's Pele, regarded as the world's greatest soccer player. Pele shows off (...)
Black Pearl, king of soccer, the superlatives are many when it comes to Brazil's Pele, regarded as the world's greatest soccer player. Pele shows off (...)

Black Pearl, king of soccer, the superlatives are many when it comes to Brazil's Pele, regarded as the world's greatest soccer player. Pele shows off (...)

Date6/22/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Black Pearl; king of soccer; the superlatives are many when it comes to Brazil's Pele; regarded as the world's greatest soccer player. Pele shows off footwork by dancing along the white line on Front St. on his arrival here yesterday. Tonight; Pele and Santos team from Brazil play Bologna of Italy at Varsity Stadium.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0097805F
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