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  1.                                 and old socks and played
  2.                                 barefoot in the streets.
  3.  
  4.                                 One day while playing, 11-
  5.                                  year-old Pel├⌐ was noticed 
  6. by a retired soccer player, Waldemar de Brito. 
  7. Waldemar was impressed by Pel├⌐ΓÇÖs ability
  8. and became his coach for the next four years.
  9. Afterward, Pel├⌐ was ready to join Santos, a
  10. club team that played professionally.
  11. Waldemar had told Santos owners that Pel├⌐
  12. would be the greatest athlete in the world
  13. someday.
  14.  
  15. Pel├⌐ quickly began to prove him right. He 
  16. scored four goals in his first game with
  17. Santos Juniors, in 1955, leading the 
  18. team to a 6-1 victory. Three years