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45 YEARS AGO TODAY: When Pele and Beckenbauer saw the light during the 1977 NYC blackout - Front Row Soccer
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FIFA.com on Twitter: "🔈 @Pele: "Please say with me, LOVE" 75,000 fans: "LOVE" 🔉 Pele: "LOVE" Fans: "LOVE" 🔊 Pele: "LOVE" Fans: "LOVE" 👑 #OnThisDay in 1977 'The King' played a half
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