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Documentaries like Pelé

Not everyone loves Pelé for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Pelé

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups.

  2. You like hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life.

  3. You like seeing football tangled with Brazil's turbulent years.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Diego Maradona2019

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like football told through its most famous goals.

  • When We Were Kings1996

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups

    Good for you if you like the Rumble in the Jungle and Ali's rope-a-dope.

  • My Name Is Francesco Totti2020

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like Totti's goals and his years at AS Roma.

  • Senna2010

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like onboard laps in the rain at Monaco.

  • Marley2012

    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you want the whole life of Bob Marley told by people who knew him.

  • Maradona by Kusturica2008

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like seeing Maradona's goals against England again.

  • Arnold2023

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like hearing a famous life told by the man himself.

  • Beckham2023

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like football from the inside, Old Trafford to Madrid.

  • Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations1938

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • seeing football tangled with Brazil's turbulent years

    Good for you if you like watching athletes in motion, event after event.

  • Be Eternal: Champions of America2022

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like football seen from inside the team.

  • The Figo Affair: The Transfer That Changed Football2022

    • archive footage of Pelé winning three World Cups
    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life

    Good for you if you like the inside story of Luís Figo leaving Barcelona for Real Madrid.

  • Hugo Chávez, El Comandante2017

    • hearing Pelé tell his own story late in life
    • seeing football tangled with Brazil's turbulent years

    Good for you if you want the life of a real president, from childhood to his last days.

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