Pele in New York for signing

Photos by Jason Joseph

04/10/05
 

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No, he’s not joining the MetroStars, but Pele came to town last week to seal an exclusive merchandising deal with Grandstand Sports at their offices in midtown Manhattan.

With years of experience in the world of Sports Memorabilia, Grandstand boasts an amazing collection of signed bats, sticks and balls from all the top names in Baseball, American football and Hockey.
They can now add the legendry name of soccer star Pele to that list.If you are interested in purchasing an authentic signed Pele item you can do so through the link on the right.

You can also see the full range of Grandstand’s memorabilia at
www.grandstandsports.com

Pele did take a quick break from his duties to answer a question for First Touch. Namely, who does he think will win the World Cup next year?
Will it be England, or the USA perhaps?
No prizes for guessing his reply.

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Pele with First Touch publisher David Witchard

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Pele's life story on a Brazil shirt