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Soccer/Football

peacebuzzard

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7. When Pele at 17 walked into a World Cup for 1st time he was discriminated against.

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Sun Dec 30, 2018, 07:35 AM

Dec 2018

I would have to research to pinpoint the European nation but at the time, European racism was rampant.
It was not a frothing murder scene, but it was ugly.

on edit: would not take my accent on Pele'

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