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Thank you. It's November 19, 1968, at the Marrakanah Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

His whistle gripped in his hands, referee Marco Amaro de Lima splashes across the rain-soaked field. There are 70,000 soccer fans packed into the stadium.

The local team Vasco da Gama is playing Santos, but there's only one man they've really come to see, Pellé.

29-year-old Pelae is already a Brazilian national hero and has scored99 goals in his career so far, more than any

other player in documented history. So today, everyone in the Marocana hopes to see him make it to

1,000. But the game isn't living up to the occasion. A heavy downpour has made the field slick

and treacherous, the ball skids more than rolls

over the wet grass, and the white field markings are dissolving in the rain. Even the great

Pele has struggled to keep his footing. So thanks to these tough conditions, the game has entered

a long. The players are slowing, which gives Marco a welcome chance to catch his breath.

Or so he thought, because out of nowhere, Pele makes a run past three defenders and receives a pass that puts him clear on goal.

He darts forward, the ball seemingly glued to his feet.

Marco sprints to keep up with the action.

And as Pele closes in on the goal, a defender makes a panic tackle from

behind. Pele tumbles to the ground, the ball spinning away from the wet grass. It's a clear foul,

Marco doesn't think twice. He raises his arm and blows his whistle. Penalty. Wasting no time,

Pele retrieves the ball and places it on the penalty spot.

Wipes his face, takes three steps back, and settles himself. As the rain continues, the crowd

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