The scenes, which play on 19 November 1969 in the Maracanã Stadium of Rio de Janeiro, are still unforgotten. Brazils Football Icon Pelé meets in the match between Vasco da Gama and his FC Santos by penalty and for the 1000th time in his incomparable career. The photographers and other media representatives storm the place, on the shoulders of fans and his teammates, Pelé is carried over the field. The game could only be continued after a longer interruption. At 29 years, O REI Pelé, King Pelé, had cracked the 1000-hit barrier. That the penalty was controversial, Pele did not bleak in an interview: With todays video Assistant Refer (Var), the penalty would probably have not been given, flattest of the 81-year-old world champion and century players of the World Association FIFA. 65,157 cards were sold for Rios football temples, which has long no longer reached 200,000 spectators than at the home World Cup 1950. However, still 80,000 fans should have been in the arena. Santos won at ...