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TIL that football legend Pele was banned from playing for a non-brazilian team by a presidential law declaring him a 'national treasure'
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How Brazil turned Pelé into a national treasure to stop him from leaving the country

EDSON ARANTES DO NASCIMENTO, or Pelé as he is better known, holds a high place in the pantheon of footballing greats. During his career, the man from Três

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