Pele obituary: From humble origins to immortality
by Michael Place
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pele was three months shy of his 10th birthday when he made a promise to his father Dondinho.
The pair had just listened to a radio broadcast of Uruguay's 2-1 victory over Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 World Cup at Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, a result that later came to be known as the Maracanazo.
"For the first time I saw my fa