Editing Pelé (section)

==== 1965–1974: ''O Milésimo'' and final years with Santos ====
[[File:Pelé Mar del Plata 1965.PNG|thumb|upright|Pelé with Santos in 1965]]
In December 1965, Santos won the [[1965 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Taça Brasil]], their fifth straight Brazilian league title, with Pelé scoring the last goal in the final series.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Trusdell |first1=Brian |title=Pelé : Soccer Star & Ambassador |date=2014 |publisher=ABDO |page=39}}</ref> In 1966, Santos failed to retain the Taça Brasil as Pelé's goals were not enough to prevent a 9–4 defeat by [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] (led by [[Tostão]]) in the final series. The club did, however, win the Campeonato Paulista in 1967, 1968, and 1969. On 19 November 1969, Pelé scored his 1,000th goal in all competitions, in what was a highly anticipated moment in Brazil. The goal dubbed ''O Milésimo'' (The Thousandth), occurred in a match against Vasco da Gama, when Pelé scored from a penalty kick, at the Maracanã Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/why-pele-milesimo-1000th-goal-still-matters-50-years-on/article64890042.ece|title=Why Pele's 1000th goal still matters, 50 years on|access-date=29 December 2022|date=19 November 2019|website=[[Sportstar]]|archive-date=29 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229191651/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/why-pele-milesimo-1000th-goal-still-matters-50-years-on/article64890042.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

Various sources have said that the two factions involved in the [[Nigerian Civil War]] agreed to a 48-hour [[ceasefire]] in 1969 so they could watch Pelé play an [[exhibition game]] in [[Lagos]]. An early source for this story was [[Ebony (magazine)|''Ebony'' magazine]] in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Can Pelé bring the big payday to U.S. soccer?|work=Ebony|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iVx7JXZQWgEC&dq=pele+biafra&pg=PA136 |access-date=12 May 2024 |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company |date=September 1975 |page=137}}</ref> Santos ended up playing to a 2–2 draw with Lagos side Stationary Stores FC and Pelé scored his team's goals. The civil war went on for one more year after this game.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1633945-pel-recalling-the-moments-that-defined-his-career|title =Pele: Recalling the Moments That Defined His Career|website =[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date =15 August 2020|archive-date =26 September 2021|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20210926162727/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1633945-pel-recalling-the-moments-that-defined-his-career|url-status =live}}</ref> In his autobiography, Pelé was unsure that there was a ceasefire, but said that there was an increased security presence at the game.<ref>{{cite book |title=Pele: The Autobiography |date=4 September 2008 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-84739-488-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NalAgJSnEUUC&dq=pele+biafra+war+ceasefire&pg=PT182 |access-date=12 May 2024|quote=It is said that there really was a 48-hour ceasefire in the war, made just for us … I’m not sure that is completely true}}</ref> Some sources, including Santos's website, say that the ceasefire was instead for the friendly in [[Benin City]], bordering Biafra. Local researchers have not found contemporary reports of any ceasefire.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Edwards |first1=Daniel |title=Did Pele and Santos really stop a war in Nigeria in 1969? |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/did-pele-and-santos-really-stop-a-war-in-nigeria-in-1969/yhomuw4g6fyr1fdvda0pu58b3 |access-date=12 May 2024 |publisher=Goal.com |date=29 December 2022 |archive-date=12 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512231550/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/did-pele-and-santos-really-stop-a-war-in-nigeria-in-1969/yhomuw4g6fyr1fdvda0pu58b3 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his time at Santos, Pelé played alongside many gifted players, including [[José Ely de Miranda|Zito]], [[José Macia|Pepe]], and [[Antônio Wilson Vieira Honório (Coutinho)|Coutinho]]; the latter partnered him in numerous one-two plays, attacks, and goals.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20151009172821/http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2007/m=4/news=pele-edges-eusebio-santos-defend-title-510495.html Santos – Pelé edges Eusébio as Santos defend title] FIFA. 23 April 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2011</ref> After Pelé's 19th season with Santos, he left Brazilian football.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |last=Apple |first=R. W. Jr. |date=4 July 1975 |title=Pele to Play Soccer Here for $7-Million |page=A1 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/04/archives/pele-to-play-soccer-here-for-7million-pele-agrees-to-cosmos-pact.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=5 August 2019 |archive-date=8 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108081642/https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/04/archives/pele-to-play-soccer-here-for-7million-pele-agrees-to-cosmos-pact.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Pelé's 643 goals for Santos were the most goals scored for a single club until it was surpassed by [[Lionel Messi]] of [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in December 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lionel Messi passes Pele for most goals with one club (VIDEO)|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/12/22/lionel-messi-most-goals-one-club-barcelona-pele-video|access-date=23 December 2020|magazine=Sports Illustrated|archive-date=5 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105173143/https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/12/22/lionel-messi-most-goals-one-club-barcelona-pele-video|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/22/european-roundup-lionel-messi-pele-record-barcelona-juventus-fiorentina-atletico-madrid |title=Lionel Messi breaks Pelé's record for goals at a single club |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 December 2020 |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014141307/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/22/european-roundup-lionel-messi-pele-record-barcelona-juventus-fiorentina-atletico-madrid |url-status=live }}</ref> <!--For anyone who can contribute, more information is needed from the period 1969-1974. -->