Football still in Pele’s head

Football great Pele (second right) poses with volunteer coach Phil Cook as young hopefuls from the San Wui Commercial Society School watch, yesterday. Pele is currently in Hong Kong accompanying the New York Cosmos on their Asian tour. This week, Pele...

Football great Pele (second right) poses with volunteer coach Phil Cook as young hopefuls from the San Wui Commercial Society School watch, yesterday. Pele is currently in Hong Kong accompanying the New York Cosmos on their Asian tour. This week, Pele warned that soaring players’ salaries and powerful agents, who squeeze clubs for higher fees, represent a danger for the future of the game.

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