ANALYSIS: Remembering Pelé's trip to Australia with Santos in 1972 – and the Socceroo who stopped him
abc.net.au/news/when-pele-came-to-australia-ray-richards/101816840As football’s first global superstar, Pelé played the game just about everywhere a person could play it.
Two years after he'd helped Brazil win their third World Cup, cementing his status as one of the game's greatest-ever players, Pelé and Santos were invited to the Sydney Sports Ground for a one-off friendly against the Socceroos. But you can be sure that Richards gave Pelé a hell of a time; one that the Brazilian never forgot. Rale Rasic, who was head coach of Australia at the time, remembers the praise well."It is more than special, that Pelé said that. Can you believe it?"Richards putting the clamps on Pelé was the achievement of a sporting lifetime, but it's close to a miracle he even got the chance.
"The public didn't know what was happening, so the excitement was just building as people became edgy and desperate for the game to kick off," Ralic said.
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