(C) Eds on Arantes do Nascimento or Pelé is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is known as ‘Black Pearl’ (a Pérola Negra). During his career, he was also known as ‘The King of Football’ (O Reido Futebol), ‘The King Pelé’ (O Rei Pelé) or simply ‘The King’(O Rei).