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 | Pele became an honorary ambassador for World Cup 201427-07-2011 |
Football legend Pele has accepted the invitation of Dilma Rousseff to be an honorary ambassador for the World Cup in 2014, which will take place in "the land of coffee."
70-year-old Brazilian said he made the proposal is golyama honor for him, which can not refuse. Three-time world champion with Brazil, who won the Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970, said:
"From the very first World Cup in which I participated (in 1958), that I do - protect and promote Brazil. This is a big responsibility and he could not refuse this invitation. " Sports Minister Orlando Silva, the country even said that Pele was the logical choice because he is "someone who has done a lot for the sport in Brazil."
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