Pelé's Soccer [SEP] publisher
Pelé's Soccer
Pelé's Soccer is an Atari 2600 game based on the famous footballer Pelé and published in 1981. It features realistic, for the time, ball-handing and goal-keeping techniques using the joystick.
When ever Atari re-releases the game, they rename it to "Championship Soccer", to avoid using Pelé's likeness and name, due to copyright.
Gameplay.
Each team has one forward, two defenders, and a goalkeeper on the field at all times. The player
of internationally known players, including Portuguese star Eusébio (who Rhode Island of the Division II ASL had tried to sign), and former England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti.
History Pelé and the New York Cosmos.
Pelé's arrival created a media sensation and overnight transformed the fortunes of soccer in the United States. From the moment he signed his contract at the 21 Club on June 10, 1975 in front of a crush of ecstatic worldwide media, Pelé's every move was followed, bringing attention and credibility to soccer in America