6 The World of Pelé

CHAPTER 6 The World of Pelé After the injured muscle in his leg finally healed, Pelé returned to his high-scoring ways. Santos won several championships, including one among all the clubs in South America. In 1965, Pelé finally asked Rosemeri's parents if he could marry her. Though he was used to playing in front of thousands of people, Pelé was

第六章佩莱尔的世界在他腿部受伤的肌肉最终痊愈后，佩莱尔又回到了他的得分方式。 桑托斯赢得了几个冠军，其中包括南美洲所有俱乐部中的一个。 1965年，pelpele终于问Rosemeri的父母是否可以娶她。 虽然他已经习惯了在成千上万的观众面前表演，但佩尔佩尔却不习惯

nervous. He went fishing for a day with Rosemeri's father. Pelé asked if he could marry Rosemeri. The two men continued to fish but her father never gave Pelé an answer. After a long day on the water, he told Pelé, "We'll see." Finally, after they had met with Rosemeri's mother, the marriage was approved! Pelé and Rosemeri were married by a priest at his parents' house in 1966. Because he was so famous, Pelé's fans had filled the streets outside, hoping to see the couple. They could not leave the house for hours!

紧张。他和Rosemeri的父亲去钓鱼了一天。 pelpele问他是否可以娶rosmeri。 两个人继续钓鱼，但她的父亲没有给pelpele任何答复。 在水上度过了漫长的一天后，他对pelpele说：“我们会看到的。” 最后，在他们会见了罗斯梅里的母亲之后，这桩婚事终于被批准了！1966年，一名牧师在佩尔佩尔和罗斯梅里的父母家中主持了他们的婚礼。 因为他太出名了，pelpele的粉丝挤满了外面的街道，希望能看到这对夫妇。 他们好几个小时都不能离开房子！

For their honeymoon, Pelé and Rosemeri toured Europe. They went to France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Italy. In Rome, he got the chance to introduce Rosemeri to Pope Paul VI. When they returned to Brazil, it was time to get ready for the 1966 World Cup. And the other teams heading to England for the matches were ready to take on Brazil. In games against both Bulgaria and Portugal, the opposing players

为了度蜜月，佩尔佩尔和罗斯梅里去了欧洲。 他们去了法国、瑞士、德国、奥地利和意大利。 在罗马，他有机会把罗斯梅里介绍给教皇保罗六世。 当他们回到巴西时，是时候为1966年世界杯做准备了。 前往英格兰参加比赛的其他球队已经准备好迎战巴西队。 在对阵保加利亚和葡萄牙的比赛中，对方球员

knew that they had to defeat Pelé to win their matches against the Brazilian team. And so, again and again, players fouled Pelé, kicking him in the legs. The other athletes' shameful behavior injured Pelé's body and also his pride. He no longer wanted to play for his national team. Portugal won their third game, and Brazil was out of the World Cup! In 1967, Pelé had a very busy year! After Rosemeri gave birth to Kelly Cristina, their first child, Pelé visited the United States with Santos. His appearances there set records for the biggest crowds up to that time in US soccer history. Even in a nation where soccer was not that popular, Pelé was well-known. Later in the year, he visited Africa, including stops in Senegal, Nigeria, and Congo. He was mobbed everywhere he went. "To these people, who had little

他们知道他们必须打败pelpele才能赢得与巴西队的比赛。 所以，一次又一次，球员们对pelpele犯规，踢他的腿。 其他运动员的可耻行为伤害了pelpele的身体和自尊心。 他不想再为国家队效力了。 葡萄牙赢得了他们的第三场比赛，巴西被淘汰出了世界杯！1967年，佩莱尔度过了非常忙碌的一年！在罗斯梅里生下他们的第一个孩子凯利·克里斯蒂娜（Kelly Cristina）后，佩勒佩尔随桑托斯访问了美国。 他在那里的出场创造了当时美国足球史上人数最多的记录。 即使在一个足球不那么受欢迎的国家，佩尔佩尔也很有名。 同年晚些时候，他访问了非洲，包括塞内加尔、尼日利亚和刚果。 他所到之处都被团团围住。 “献给那些一无所有的人

possibility of ever escaping the crushing poverty in which they found themselves, I somehow represented a ray of hope," he wrote later.

摆脱极度贫困的可能性，我在某种程度上代表了一线希望，”他后来写道。

In 1969, the Santos team was on another tour of Africa. The people of the Nigerian state of Biafra were at war with each other. However, people on both sides of the fighting wanted to see Pelé play. For two days the fighting stopped. Pelé and Santos played, and the war resumed once they had left Nigeria. This single event

1969年，桑托斯队再次踏上非洲之旅。 尼日利亚比夫拉州的人民彼此交战。 然而，交战双方的人都想看pelpele表演。 战斗停止了两天。 佩莱埃尔和桑托斯参加了比赛，他们一离开尼日利亚，战争就重新开始了。 这个单一事件