There is so much to be said about Pele but I just wanted to share with you what I find is one of the most memorable actions in football history. The scene is taking place during the 1970 World Cup semi-final between Brazil and Uruguay. There was a lot of pressure on the Selecao (nickname of the Brazilian team also known as the Auriverde in relation to their gold and green colours) to beat la Celeste and make up for the Maracanazo of 1950. The game was very violent with the Uruguayans trying to intimidate the Brazilians with 20-year old memories. And then the magic happened. On a a long ball that 99,9999% of all players would have gone for, Pele takes the decision that only a genius could have made of discarding the ball altogether, running around the goalkeeper Mazurkiewicz, to then meet up again with the ball and kicking it just wide of the goal. It is an awesome moment of sport that thrills me each time I see it again!