O Rei do Futebol

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O Rei do Futebol is the famous honorific title of Pelé, celebrating him as the greatest and most iconic football player in history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific title
nickname
appliedAfter Pelé’s retirement
appliedDuring Pelé’s playing career
appliesToPeriod 20th century football
21st century football discourse
associatedWith Brazil national football team NERFINISHED
Brazilian football
commonlyMentionedWith Pelé’s full name Edson Arantes do Nascimento
connotation iconic status
supremacy in football
contrastedWith other football greats’ nicknames
countryOfCulturalOrigin Brazil NERFINISHED
culturalImpactOn global perception of Pelé
denotes Pelé’s dominance in world football
fieldOfUse association football
genre sports honorific
hasGenderAssociation male
hasSubject Pelé’s football career
hasTranslation The King of Soccer NERFINISHED
honors Pelé’s status as the greatest football player in history
language Portuguese
languageRegister celebratory
informal
linkedToAchievement Pelé’s record goal-scoring feats
Pelé’s three FIFA World Cup titles
literalMeaning The King of Football
notableBearer Pelé NERFINISHED
recognizes Pelé’s global influence on football culture
refersTo Pelé NERFINISHED
shortFormOf Rei do Futebol NERFINISHED
symbolizes Pelé as the king of the sport
usedAs epithet in tributes to Pelé
title in headlines about Pelé
usedBy football fans worldwide
football historians
sports journalists
usedIn biographical articles about Pelé
football commentary and broadcasts
sports documentaries about Pelé

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Pelé honorificTitle O Rei do Futebol