The incident is from the 1970 World Cup.
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Brazil-Peru quarter final match will start. When the referee was about to blow the whistle for the start of the match, he said, wait a little. Tie the shoelaces. Pele kneeled down and put his hand on his shoe. In the 'zoomed' view of the camera, it was seen that Pele was wearing shoes well. The shoes are Puma brand.
It was later learned that Puma had already offered Pele 120,000 dollars to tie his shoes at that moment. Even the cameraman was paid a good amount to make the scene look good.
Other world-renowned companies like shoemaker Puma have also promoted their products through Pele. Pele breathed his last at the age of 82 on December 29. 22-year club career and 14-year international career did not reduce the income at all. But that income was not huge.
The king of football himself has said in multiple interviews, after putting most of his earnings into a pair of football boots, 'I couldn't get rich playing football as it is today. After I left the game I earned more from advertising. But I have not earned any income from tobacco, alcohol, politics or religious events.'
How much is Pele's net worth?
A long playing career as the best of his time, after a long period of traveling to different parts of the world, Pele was the 'best medium' of the advertising world. It is difficult to get an exact figure of how much wealth he has accumulated throughout his life. But celebrity net worth has been calculated by analyzing the visible deals and market.
According to the portal, Pele's net worth is estimated at USD 100 million. Most of this is earned through commercial contracts. The same information was reported by the Spanish sports media Marco. According to their news, at the time of his death, Pele left assets worth 100 million dollars (about 1 thousand 44 million in Bangladeshi currency).
Highest Earning Sportsperson
Pele went to play in the United States at the end of his career. The name was written in the New York Cosmos. Cosmos paid the three-time World Cup winner 2.8 million US dollars per year. Which was the highest at that time.
In 2015, a Forbes report stated that Pele's annual income in 1975-77 was equivalent to one and a half million dollars. In the last seven years that has increased. Apart from Puma, Pele had commercial contracts with Volkswagen, Procter & Gamble, Subway, Emirates Airlines.
He also got pension
Pele received a pension from the Brazilian government since 2014. According to Italian media outlet Corriere della Sera, Pele received a pension of 300 reais per month, equivalent to $567 in US currency.
In an interview with Brazilian magazine Veja, Pele also revealed other benefits of being a pensioner. He said he got half and full discount for watching movies, using public transport.
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