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Reviewer: ComputerJA (talk · contribs) 09:12, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Revisions must be completed by July 28, 2017. Please reach out to me if you have any questions. @@JerrySa1: - Thank you for the recent fixes. I thing the formatting of some of them are incorrect. I'll go ahead and fix them myself so you can see what I'm talking about (specifically the language option, which doesn't go in front). No big deal, really. Other than that, I guess you can work on the Honours section comment I made below. Cheers, MX (✉ • ✎) 21:18, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Review

Hi, I will take this article. This is the longest article I've ever reviewed, so it will take me several days to go through it. My first part of the review will consist of going over the article's prose, layout, grammar, and general improvements. My second part will consist of analyzing how sources are cited, if sources are reliable, and if sources support the text. Below are a few general comments. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 09:12, 1 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

* There are several sources in the infobox, and those need to be removed per WP:INFOBOXREF. Make sure that if you remove them, the information is still cited elsewhere. * As a general rule, sources are discouraged in the introduction paragraphs since they can add up pretty quickly. The introduction looks cleaner without them — not to mention that it is way easier to summarize the article correctly this way (see WP:LEADCITE).

The quote in Early life is way too big. It has a lot of interesting details about his activities as a boy, so I think paraphrasing that and adding it in the paragraphs is probably better (the quote in Club career section is perfect).
The Honours sections has a lot of unsourced lines. I also think it might be a little bit long. Using this article as an example can help. (BTW – I'm aware that Messi's article has the honours the same way this article does, but I think that section needs a major clean-up too).
Career statistics section has unsourced paragraphs.
Make sure all the statistics boxes and the info in them have references. You might have to let me know where I have to click to make sure all the goals/stats are.
A lot of the references are incomplete (lack dates of publication, author, publisher/work, book pages, or are in different language but don't have the appropriate template. I can help in all of this, just let me know if you need help. This will be taken care of in Part 2 of my review.
As you tackle each issue, please ~~strike my comments~~ so I can read them easily, thanks!
Once the concerns above have been addressed, I will take a look at the introduction, the Early life section (since I think the info on the quote should be paraphrased into the text, the infobox, categories, etc.

Part 1

Santos

*at the age of 15 against Corinthians Santo Andre and had an impressive performance – The team should not be italicized. Consider linking Corinthians Santo Andre

*Scoring the first of his record 1281 goals in football during the match. – This seems a little bit out of place. His record should probably be mentioned in the intro (of course), and his legacy or probably at the end of his career. I would simply put “scoring the first goal of his prolific career” or something like that.

*When the 1957 season started, Pelé was given – Is the season this one? [1] If so, please link using the format above.

*but the government of Brazil declared Pelé – link Government of Brazil

*Pelé won his first major title with Santos in 1958 as the team – link “Santos in 1959” using [2]

*Another 47 goals from Pelé saw Santos retain the Campeonato Paulista – When? I would also rephrase to “The following season, Pelé scored 47 goals and helped Santos retain …”

*The club went on to win the Taça Brasil that same year, beating Bahia in the finals; - I’m assuming 1961? Make sure It is clear in the previous sentence.

*Pelé finished as top scorer of the tournament with nine goals – I would quantify it to 9 since that is how the other goals are written.

*Santos's most successful club season started in 1962 – Santo’s most successful Copa Libertadores season started in 1962. I had to check if you meant the national league or Libertadores.

*Group One alongside Cerro Porteño and Deportivo Municipal Bolivia – link Bolivia’s club team using this [3]

*(a 1–1 away tie vs Cerro – versus

*with Pelé scoring his first goal against Cerro – the first goal against Cerro? It was Dorval.

*Santos defeated Universidad Católica in the semifinals and met defending champions Peñarol in the finals in which Pelé scored twice in the playoff match to secure the first title for a Brazilian club - Santos defeated Universidad Católica in the semifinals and met defending champions Peñarol in the finals. Pelé scored twice in the playoff match to secure the first title for a Brazilian club.

*scoring a hat-trick in Lisbon as Santos won 5–2 – Lisbon

*The ballet blanco managed – I would put “The ballet blanco, the nickname given to Santos for … , managed to retain""

*defeating Boca Juniors 1–2, in La Bombonera – Wow, this is an extremely difficult and rare feat. Only a few international teams have been able to defeat Boca there in official competitions. This isn't a suggestion, but I still added that.

* 0–3 win over Flamengo in the final – link Flamengo

*with Pelé scoring one – one goal

*retain the Intercontinental Cup and the the Taça Brasil. – do you know against what teams?

*O Rei's goals weren't enough – I would just keep it ‘Pele” and fix it to “were not”

*The club did however win the Campeonato Paulista in 1967 – The club did, however, win …

*occurred in a match against Vasco da Gama at the Maracanã Stadium – remove link of the team and stadium per WP:OVERLINK

*on a Campeonato Paulista match against São Paulo rival Juventus – ditto for the cup

*against São Paulo rival Juventus on 2 August 1959 – I would spell out the name of the team since I confused it with Italy’s. The title of the article should be fine.

*After the 1974 season – link to [4]

New York Cosmos

*of the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1975 season - 1975 North American Soccer League season

*Pelé is credited with significantly increasing public – was

*Santos arrived in New York and New Jersey after previously defeating the Seattle Sounders – I would rephrase to “Santos arrived in New York after previously defeating the Seattle Sounders in New Jersey”

*ABC's Wide World of Sports as well as throughout the world – Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)

International career

*against Argentina on 7 July 1957 at the Maracanã – remove link of stadium per WP:OVERLINK

*goal for Brazil aged 16 years and nine months – same from Brazil.

*his colleagues closed ranks and insisted upon his selection – closed ranks is an idiom (which I had to look up since I had no idea what it meant). I would say change it to a more encyclopedic phrase.

*Brazil were leading 2–1 at halftime – was

*On 29 June 1958 Pelé became the – comma after date

*in the capital of Stockholm – in Stockholm, the capital.

*Recently it has become known that the event was the result of disorganization – How recent? Please state the year/date per WP:RECENTICISM When isn't needed.

*the leaders did not send the shirt numbers of players – the organizers of the World Cup?

*This was expected to be Pelé's World Cup – According to whom? I would also add 1962 World Cup in this sentence somewhere and remove the link in the following one. Implied based on his statistic, but no one said.

*He injured himself while attempting a long-range shot against Czechoslovakia – was this in the following game? Make sure to state that because it jumped from Mexico to this unexpectedly.

*in the capital of Santiago – In Santiago or In Santiago, the capital.

1966 World Cup

*Pelé was called to the national team in early 1969, he refused at first - Pelé was called to the national team in early 1969, but he initially refused. He later accepted and played …

1970 World Cup

*The 1970 World Cup in Mexico was to be Pelé's last – was expected to be Pele’s last World Cup.

*Against Romania in Guadalajara – We already know it was in Guadalajara (since it is stated before), so no need to have that part.

*quarterfinals against Peru – link to the Peru national football team

*at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City – I would link Mexico City cus why not

*and the fourth finished by Carlos Alberto – remove link per WP:OVERLINK

Style of play

*In spite of his relatively small stature – would you be able to add a source with his stature (include both m and ft)

Reception and legacy *Pelé is one of the most lauded players in history and is frequently ranked the best player ever.[1][2][3] – this is already mentioned above in the other section. This definitely belongs here more than in the other one.

*Former Brazilian ambassador to the United Nations, J.B. Pinheiro, commented; "Pelé played football for 22 years, and in that time he did more to promote world friendship and fraternity than any other ambassador anywhere."[1] – I’m wondering if this guy’s view on Pelé should be included. I couldn’t find a Wikipedia article about him or a lot of reliable sources to establish notability on who he is. Seems like guys in his position come and go with changes in government, so I would say he is not important in the football world to be commenting on this and be included (Mandela is Mandela, however).

*One of the world's most famous people since the mid 20th century, a reporter asked if his fame compared to that of Jesus, Pelé in response quipped, "There are parts of the world where Jesus Christ is not so well known."[1] – The phrasing of this sentence is a bit awkward, please rephrase. If you need help let me know.

Personal life

nor her two children, Octavio and Gabriel – are these from his affair with the housemaid?

They are kids of that woman.

*Pelé is now married to Marcia Aok – when did they marry? It’s better to put “Pelé married Marcia Aok on ____. The whole illness thing and her “standing next to him” is unencyclopedic. I would mention what illness Pelé got as you did earlier with the kidney problems. Just removed it.

*He has been criticized in the public opinion for his conservative views – when? What conservative views? Since he was suspected of sympathizing with the left in the previous sentence, this comes across as contradictory. Is this because of the public demonstrations? If so, it should go after that mention.

*and support the Brazil national team.[115][116][117][118] – Too many links for a single claim. One or two should be enough.

*Pelé has stated that he is a Catholic.[121] – When?

After football

*In 1995, Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso appointed Pelé to the position of Extraordinary Minister for Sport, and he was also appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador. – Was he appointed by Cardoso to both positions, or only the first one? I could not access the source since it is dead.

*which became known as the "Pelé law.” – Could not find this in either of the two sources.

*after he was accused of involvement in a corruption scandal – Can you expand on the corruption scandal a bit more? He was accused of stealing charity money (specify the amount and any other details you think are important).

*2006 FIFA World Cup finals – link the final

*Pelé publicly accused the Brazilian football administrator Ricardo Teixeira of corruption – When?

* from the draw for the 1994 FIFA World Cup – link the tournament.

*He appeared, alongside other footballers of the 1960s and 1970s, with Michael Caine, and Sylvester Stallone, in the 1981 film Escape to Victory, about a World War II-era football match between Allied prisoners of war and a German team. – Somewhat of a fragment. The sentence is long, and I was somewhat confused when I saw Stallone there after the footballers mention. I should make it two separate sentences.

*drum up interest in the Apollo missions – link Apollo missions using List of Apollo missions

*Pelé was in Sheffield, England – link city

*aiming to field a team in Major League Soccer – add period after sentence

*it was reported that Santos were considering bringing him out of retirement – unlink Santos per WP:OVERLINK. Also, who reported this?

*In March 2016 Pelé filed – comma after year.

*seeking $30 million – US$30 million *The suit alleges – alleged

*question, includes a partial face – included

Career statistics

*Pelé's goalscoring record is often reported by FIFA among others – who are the others worth mentioning?

*Some sources, however, claim – Which? Are they notable?

Best I can tell, Nope.

*This figure includes goals scored by Pelé in friendly club matches, for example – for example → like

*in for armed forces teams – Brazilian Armed Forces?

*In addition, he has scored – he scored

* He has also scored 12 goals – he also scored

*1284 in 1375 taking into account benefit games after retirement. – and 1284

Part 2

There are serious issues with the format of the sources. Almost all of them are missing dates of publication, authors, publishers, have incomplete publisher names, lack language formats, pages, ISBNs, and/or do not follow the standard citing format. For newspapers, please go to Template:Cite news to follow the write format. I think the best way to cite is source is to click the "Edit source" tab and then click the "Cite" button, which will pull up a fill-in template to put the information. For books, I would recommend to add a separate section for them, similar to this Good Article. One will need to cite the pages only, like this. For Footnotes, please add something like this. Let me know if you have any questions. I'm already done with Part 1, but it is on my work laptop and I went out of town, so I decided to do this first on my personal laptop. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 20:14, 6 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Forgot to mention: I think it is better to spell out the full publisher instead of writing the website (i.e. "The Guardian" instead of "theguardian.com"). ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 20:17, 6 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

*"The Great Creators". FIFA. Retrieved 14 October 2012 – Missing publication date.

*"Pele edges Eusebio as Santos defend title". FIFA. Retrieved 14 October 2012 – Missing publication date.

*http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/pele-intlg.html - Full format needed.

*"More caps than goals". FIFA. Retrieved 20 October 2015 – Missing publication date.

*"Pele's Santos go global". FIFA. Retrieved 19 November 2012. – Missing publication date. And also seems to be out of place. It does not lead to any text.

* "Pele Speaks of Benefits of Futebol de Salão". Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016. – Missing publication and publisher, the International Confederation of Futebol de Salão.

*Robert L. Fish; Pelé (1977). My Life and The Beautiful Game: The Autobiography of Pelé, Chapter 2. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York. ISBN 0-385-12185-7 – page?

Anibal Massaini Neto (Director/Producer), (2004). Pelé Eterno [Documentary film]. Brazil: Anima Produções Audiovisuais Ltda. International: Universal Studios Home Video. – per WP:CITEVIDEO, we need to know roughly when in the documentary is this info cited.

"Un siglo, diez historias" (in Spanish). BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2010. – Missing publication date (which based on the URL I believe it is 2008) and author (journalist is mentioned at the very bottom).

*"From Edson to Pelé: my changing identity". Article by The Guardian. London. 13 May 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2006. – Remove Article by

*Winterman, Denise (4 January 2006). "Taking the Pelé". Article by BBC Online. Archived from the original on 23 November 2008. – Same here.

Pelé; Orlando Duarte; Alex Bellos (2006). Pelé: the autobiography. London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7432-7582-8. – page needed.

* "Pelé". Vivendo Bauru. Retrieved 25 July 2012. – This is an unreliable source. It is a mirror page to Wikipedia.

Joe Marcus (1976). The world of Pele. New York: Mason/Charter.ISBN 978-0-88405-366-8. – Page needed, and his surname should go first like in previous formats.

*Betzold, Michael (2004). "Pele (soccer player)". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 January 2016. – Encyclopedia.com may not be a reliable source, and it has been proven to use content from Answers.com and HighBeam. [5] I would say it is a very weak RS and should be changed. Let me know.

*Diário Lance. "// O Campeão da Rede". Lancenet. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2010. – Surname goes first.

* Artilheiros da história Brasil em Folhas. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – Publication date needed. The publisher also seems to be Folha Online, correct?

*Matches which decided Rio-São Paulo Tournament Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – I will make a special leyway for this source since I know how incredibly difficult it is get data like this. I am not entirely sure if this is reliable, but at least we know who the authors and collaborator were. Please add them, they are at the very bottom.

*Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1960". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 16 January2016. – Same here.

* Santos revive spirit of Pelé BBC Sport Retrieved 5 May 2011 – Publication date needed.

*"What they said about Pele" FIFA. – same here

*"Copa Libertadores de América 1962". rsssf.cpm. Retrieved 29 January2016. – Authors at the bottom.

*Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon FIFA. Retrieved 22 October 2012 – Publication date needed

*Will South Africa 2010 produce a new Pele? BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2011 – add author and publication date.

*Copa Libertadores – Topscorers Archived 31 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 May 2011 – please add authors from the bottom. In addition, please archive using this format.

* Santos – Pelé edges Eusebio as Santos defend title FIFA. Retrieved 5 May 2011 – add publishing date, this is different than retrieved date.

* "Pelé's Hail Mary In Santo Domingo". Life. 2015. Retrieved 28 October2015. – Seems like an unreliable source and/or a source more suitable for travel.

It's fine.

*Tom Dunmore (2011). "Historical Dictionary of Soccer". p. 198. Scarecrow Press – ISBN needed

*Lew H. Freedman (2014). "Pele". p. 165. ABC-CLIO – ISBN needed.

*Seven the number for Pele FIFA. Retrieved 5 May 2011 – Publication date is needed, 2007

*Pele: The greatest football player ever MSN. Retrieved 5 May 2011 – This is a dead URL. Please go to archive.org and see if it is there or find a suitable replacement.

* (Portuguese) "Copa 1958". Consulted on 23 October 2010. – Fixing the Portuguese template with | language=Portuguese ; also, please add the publisher and publication date, 2006.

*The mark was surpassed by Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. – source? Also, this is a footnote, please create an appropriate section for that.

*Sweden 1958: Pele's genius propels Brazil to first title The Independent Retrieved 5 May 2011 – author

* FIFA World Cup Goal of the Century FIFA Retrieved 5 May 2011 – publishing date.

*Pelé – I was there FIFA. Retrieved 5 May 2011 – this link is already used in The King of Football source.

* (Portuguese) Copa do Mundo de 1958 na Suécia. Consulted on 23 October 2010. – fix language template. I also think the URL is dead (I was not able to open it). Please replace it. It also needs a publisher and should not have “consulted” since that is not a format we use.

* "The King of Football". FIFA. Retrieved 15 July 2014 – Already used before.

* "Nasce Uma Lenda". Accessdate 23 October 2010. (Portuguese) – dead URL and wrong language format. Also, no publisher.

* "The Copa América Archive – Trivia". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 19 July 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – author needed.

*South American Championship 1959, Scorers' ListRec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – author needed

"Pele Great Goal – Video". Metacafe.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010. – better source needed. Since the person who uploaded is not a credible publisher, we need something that is per WP:CITEVIDEO.

*Glenn Moore (3 June 2006) Pele: The Greatest The IndependentRetrieved 5 May 2011 – last name goes first, and the date is actually 2 June 2006

*The Day Portugal Hunted Down Pelé". soccerly.com. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016. – doesn’t seem like a reliable source as the credibly of the publisher is not established.

"Brazil in the 1966 World Cup – England". V-brazil.com. Retrieved12 June 2010. – Definitely not a reliable source.

*World Cup final: 10 top World Cup refereeing errors The Telegraph Retrieved 8 May 2011 – author and publishing date.

*Jeff Powell: Hats off to Del Bosque but his team cannot match the Golden Gods of Brazil". Daily Mail. 2 July 2012 – Daily Mail is not a reliable source, according to established consensus. - Removed it and the quote

*Roberto Mamrud. "Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 May 2011. – surname first.

*Brazil 'best ever' says Five Live". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2011 – publishing date.

*"1970 Brazilian Soccer Team Voted Best Ever". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2011. – date and author

*"The boys from Brazil: On the trail of football's dream team". The Independent. Retrieved 14 May 2011. – date

* "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". FIFA. Retrieved 30 May 2014 – source says nothing about what the text says.

* "The Greatest? For Century, Pele Eclipses Muhammad Ali". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 May 2011. – author and dates.

* "The 100 greatest World Cup moments: (No.18)". The Independent Retrieved 13 May 2011. – author and date.

"FIFA World Cup Group 3 Results". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2014 – no mention of the claims in the source.

"Brazilians show all how beautiful game should be played". 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 5 May2011. – publisher and author.

"World Championship – Jules Rimet Cup 1970 Final". FIFA. Retrieved 17 December 2014 – authors, page.

*Football First XI: Best goals ever". CNN. Retrieved 13 May 2011. – date: 2009. Also, would you be able to replace it with this? The source is open but no info is visible. Please add the author too it as well.

*"Brazil's heroes of 1970 relive their days of glory" FIFA. Retrieved 6 May 2011. – date

*"Pelé, King of futbol", ESPN. Retrieved 6 May 2011. – date and author

* 10 World Cup Gods! Our look at the best of the best in World Cup history Daily Mail. Retrieved 10 May 2011 – Daily Mail not reliable.

* "Remembering the genius of Garrincha". BBC. Retrieved 8 December 2013 – date and author

* Adam Bate (19 March 2015). "Messi? Ronaldo? Pele? Maradona? Who is the greatest of all-time?". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 February 2017. – just the surname in front.

*Louis Massarella (5 November 2015). "Pele or Puskas? Maradona or Messi? Just who is the best No.10 of all-time?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved11 February 2016 – same thing here.

*David Miller (12 December 2000). "Maradona's genius cannot eclipse Brazilian master". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2017. – same thing here.

*Tom Adams (9 November 2015). "Mesut Ozil's assists at Arsenal make a compelling case for player of the year". ESPN FC. Retrieved 27 February2017. – same thing here.

*Jonathan Wilson (18 August 2010). "The Question: What is a playmaker's role in the modern game?". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017. – same thing here.

*Darwin Pastorin. "PELE (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)" (in Italian). Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002). Retrieved 27 February 2017. . – same thing here.

*David Hirshey (9 May 2016). "Pele talks to ESPN FC about Brazil's decline, pressure on Neymar, more". ESPN FC. Retrieved 27 February2017. . – same thing here.

*Giovanni Marino (21 April 2010). "La vita mancina di Mario Corso "Io, tra Herrera, Pelè e Berselli"" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved28 February 2017. . – same thing here.

*Nick Miller (15 June 2015). "Pele Top 10: World Cup glory, with Bobby Moore and goals, goals goals". ESPN FC. Retrieved 27 February 2017. . – same thing here.

* Maurizio Crosetti (26 May 2014). "Palleggio volante ed esterno destro il mondo conobbe il bambino Pelé" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved27 February 2017. – same thing here.

The Best of the Best". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. – author and date (last updated)

*"The King of football: I Was There ...". FIFA. 2015. Retrieved21 January 2016. – source already used before. Please use the old ones for this.

I used this source when combining duplicates.

*"Pele and Mourinho win BBC awards" BBC. – date

*Alfredo Di Stefano: Pele is better than Messi and Ronaldo". ESPN. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – date

*"Speech by Nelson Mandela at the Inaugural Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award, Monaco 2000". nelsonmandela.org. Archived fromthe original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017. – needs exact speech date as publishing date.

*Kirby, Gentry (2003). "Pele, King of Futbol". ESPN. Retrieved21 January 2016. – Already used before.

*Guilherme Seto, Rafael Reis (28 November 2014). "Pelé tem apenas um rim desde que era jogador de futebol" (in Portuguese). uol.com.br. Retrieved 28 November 2014. – uol.com.br doesn’t tell me much. What is the full publisher’s name? Make sure to do this for all sources too if you can. This one was just not obvious.

*Xuxa, Pelé e a Playboy, Muita Pimenta Retrieved 12 July 2011 – does not seem reliable and URL is dead.

*"Pele's daughter dies of cancer at 42". ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2014 – date

*"Pele misses funeral of "daughter he never wanted". People. Retrieved 3 February 2014 – date

*"Daughter who sued Pele dies of cancer at 42". ESPN. Retrieved 3 February 2014. – date

*'Minha primeira paixão foi uma japonesa e a última também vai ser', afirma Pelé" ['My first love was a Japanese and will also be the last,' says Pele]. BOL.com. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2014. – add the Portuguese template and spell out the full name of the publisher.

* "Football legend Pele to marry". Daily Express. Retrieved 19 August2014. – date

*"Pelé Is Alive And Well! Thanks Fans In Video Message", Latin Times. Retrieved 11 December 2014 – date

*"Pelé foi investigado pela ditadura na década de 1970". .folha.uol.com.br. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – Portuguese template and spell out publisher

*"Estranho, conservador, desastroso e 'de outro planeta'; comentaristas analisam declarações de Pelé". Espn.uol.com.br. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014 – Portuguese template

*Estátua de Pelé é "amordaçada" na cidade natal do jogador". Noticias.terra.com.br. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – date and language template

*"Pelé e as manifestações". Veja.abril.com.br. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – date, full publisher name, and language template

*"Ronaldo e Pelé podiam ter passado sem mais essa". Diariodocentrodomundo.com.br. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – date, full publisher name, author, and language template

*"Pelé vaiado nas redes devido a declarações sobre protestos no Brasil". Jn.pt. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – date, full publisher name, and language template

*Pele in hospital, hip operation a success, report says". ESPN. Retrieved 16 June 2014 – date

*Pele's son Edinho jailed for 33 years for Drug Trafficking". biharprabha.com. Indo-Asian News Service. Retrieved 1 June 2014. – date; remember that retrieved date is not the same as publishing date, even though the dates might match sometimes like in this case.

*"Romario trolls Pele on Twitter, says he's a phony Catholic and talks nothing but shit". 101greatgoals.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014. – author and date

World Sport Humanitarian Hall of Fame Inductees – Pelé. Retrieved 5 May 2011. – publisher; source is also dead, please find replacement.

*"UNICEF denies Pele corruption reports". SportBusiness.com. Reuters. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved21 January 2016. – date is actually 23 November 2001

Darby, Paul (2002). Africa, football, and FIFA: politics, colonialism, and resistance. F. Cass. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-0-7146-4968-9. Retrieved31 March 2012. – is there another page? If not, please remove the dash.

*Bellos, Alex (2003). Futebol. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-0-7475-6179-8. – page

*"Estranhos extraterrestres chegavam na tela da Excelsior para fazer contato com Pelé". cartaodevisita.r7.com. cartaodevisita.r7.com/. Retrieved 17 February 2016. – date, full publisher name

*Barron, Steve. "Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 February 2016. – source leads no where. Also, please add full date. -Full date not given.

*Pelé scouts for Fulham, BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2006. – date

*"Pelé to receive honorary degree" (Press release). University of Edinburgh. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012. – press release not needed

*Preece, Rob (13 August 2012). "Going out in a blaze of golden glory: Awe-inspiring shots from the fantastic fireworks show which closed London's 2012 Olympics". Daily Mail. Retrieved 14 December 2012. – Daily Mail is an unreliable source.

"Pelé IP Ownership LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 16-03354 (N.D. Ill. amended complaint filed May 25, 2016)". Retrieved 23 June2016. – this violates WP:BLPPRIMARY

*"Copa Oswaldo Cruz". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – Author

*"Copa Bernardo O'Higgins". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 30 September 1998. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – Author

*"Copa del Atlбntico". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved16 June 2014. – Author

*"Recopa Sudamericana 1968". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 23 June 1999. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – Author

* "Pelé o atleta do século". 3 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2016. - Publisher, and no mention of Pelé in source.

I saw some mention of pele.

*The 1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo was held jointly with Botafogo – source needed. Also, please create a Footnote section for this so they can be redirected accordingly. Let me know if you need help.

*The 1973 Paulista was held jointly with Portuguesa. – Same, read above.

*"Todos os Artilheiros do Torneio Rio-São Paulo". Archived from the original on 12 January 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016. – publisher and Portuguese template needed.

*Bola de Prata Placar 1970". Placar. Retrieved 2 November 2015. – date needed. Publisher seems to be wrong.

*World All-Time Teams. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 26 November 2014 – author.

* "Pele receives FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'Honneur". FIFA. Retrieved 14 January 2014 – date

*/ "Pelé devait être le recordman". France Football. Retrieved 4 April 2017 – French template and date.

*PELÉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) – The King of football". In section 'Individual' of the right hand sidebar: FIFA. Retrieved 17 May 2012 – source already used.

* "FIFA Order of Merit" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2015. – publisher

* "FIFA Centennial Award" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2015. – publisher

*GOLDEN FOOT AWARDS 2012 – IBRAHIMOVIC, PELE, AND CANTONA Golden Foot. Retrieved 8 January 2013 – date and avoid SHOUTING in titles.

*Tamir Bar-On (2014). "The World through Soccer: The Cultural Impact of a Global Sport". p. 192. Rowman & Littlefield – surname should go first. ISBN also needed.

*"Pelé Fast Facts". CNN. Retrieved 20 October 2015 – date

*South American Player of the Year 1973 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – author and date

*"South American Player of the Year 1972". Retrieved 17 November 2015 – author, date, and publisher

*France Football's Football Player of the Century Archived 31 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 1 May 2011 – date, author, publisher, and correct archive format needed.

*"Hall of Famer Spotlight ... Pelé". Soccerhall.com. Retrieved 12 June2010. – dead URL and possibly unreliable source.

*"ERIC BATTY'S WORLD XI – THE SIXTIES". Retrieved 26 November 2015 - date, author, publisher. No SHOUTING in titles.

*""SPORT MOVIES & TV 2004 - 22° MILANO INTERNATIONAL FICTS FESTIVAL" - Ficts". Ficts. Retrieved 2017-05-25. – No mention of Pele, and source is incomplete and in caps.

*"Pelé to receive honorary degree" (Press release). University of Edinburgh. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012 . – duplicate source.

*Henry Kissinger (14 June 1999) Time 100 – PELE: The PhenomenonTime. Retrieved 22 May 2010 – surname first.

*Willett, Edward (2010). Andy Warhol: Everyone Will Be Famous for 15 Minutes. Publishers, Inc. p. 112. – ISBN needed.

*"North Korea, "Brasiliana ´89 - Pelé",". Delcampe. 4 April 2017. – French template needed.

*"The World Cup's top 100 footballers of all time – interactive". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2015. – date

*The 20th century boys BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – date

* Split Decision – Pele, Maradona each win FIFA century awards after feud CNN Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 May 2011 – date

*KBE#Notable honorary recipients – this is not a citable format. Please add a reliable source.

*"Top 10 facts about Grace and Pelé". Retrieved 1 November 2015. – date, publisher, and author.

*"Brazil – Record International Players: Goalscoring for Brazil National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 October2015 . – date, author

*Archive: Brazil legend Pele retires from professional football BBC. Retrieved 22 October 2015 – date.

*"Pelé honoured with two Guinness World Records achievements in London". Guinness World Records. (30 October 2013). – format is messed up. Author and date also needed.

*100 World Cup heroes (20–1): Maradona, Pele, Zidane and Ronaldo – but who's No 1? Daily Mail. Retrieved 19 October 2015 – Find another reliable source for a replacement of Daily Mail.

*"Pelé profile". FIFA. – duplicate source.

"Pelé statistics". m-qp-m.us. – looking at this tells me nothing about the source. Please make a complete one and spell out the publisher. Source seems unreliable.

*Estatísticas completas entre 1957 and 1974 no SPS, RSPS, e Campeonato Brasileiro foram retirados de http://soccer-europe.com/Biographies/Pele.html. - please fix this whole thing.

*This number was inferred from a Santos fixture list from rsssf.com andthis list of games Pelé played. – Add as footnote and do not put external links. Cite it using the right format.

*Em 1957, o Campeonato Paulista foi dividido em duas fases: Série Azul e Série Branca. Na primeira, Pelé marcou 19 gols em 14 jogos, e, na Série Azul, marcou 17 gols em 15 jogos. Vejahttp://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/tables/sp1957.htm – write in English, add as footnote, and cite the source correctly.

* "Brazil Cup 1959". Rsssfbrasil.com. 9 February 2009. Retrieved16 June 2014. – author and date of publication

* "Brazil Cup 1960". Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014. . – author and date of publication

*"Brazil Cup 1963". Rsssfbrasil.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014. . – author and date of publication

*Estatísticas completas entre 1957 e 1974 na Taça de Prata, Taça Brasil e Copa Libertadores foram retiradas de http://soccer-europe.com/Biographies/Pele.html. Soccer Europe elaborou esta lista a partir de http://www.rsssf.com Archived - write in English, add as footnote, and cite the source correctly.

*PELÉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) – The King of football(FIFA.com) – duplicate source.

*Pele helps Brazil to World Cup title – History.com This Day in History – 6/29/1958". History.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – dead URL.

*Jan Alsos (5 November 1936). "Legends – Uwe Seeler". Planet World Cup. Retrieved 16 June 2014. – Surname first. Also, before you used a source for Planet World Cup, but wrote it Planetworldcup.com. Please use Planet World Cup instead and be consistent throughout the article.

*"Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 April 2017 – duplicate source

*"Afinal, quantos gols Pelé tem pela Seleção Brasileira?". Esporte. Retrieved 4 April 2017 – dead URL.

* "Prolific Scorers Data". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 June 2014. - author and date of update.

Jogos e goals de Pelé pelo Santos – author, date, publisher, Portuguese template, and page.

None of which were given by the publisher.

*Pelé". Santos FC. Retrieved 22 September 2015 – Portuguese template.

Final issues

@JerrySa1: I did several copyedits in the introduction for better flow, and finally made all the final touches. I'm posting the final issues that were not taken care of the first time or that came up later. BTW, thank you for putting up with me throughout this ardious and long GA process. I figured that instead of failing it, I could help you with the fixes and work together. These are the FINAL issues (I promise). We're close to getting this done. I'll leave it open until next Friday (1 week is the standard). MX (✉ • ✎) 06:25, 21 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Anibal Massaini Neto (Director/Producer), (2004). Pelé Eterno [Documentary film]. Brazil: Anima Produções Audiovisuais Ltda. International: Universal Studios Home Video. – per WP:CITEVIDEO, we need to know roughly when in the documentary is this info cited.

* Pelé; Orlando Duarte; Alex Bellos (2006). Pelé: the autobiography. London: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7432-7582-8. – page needed. Or let me know which one it is and I'll add it with the appropriate book page format. * Joe Marcus (1976). The world of Pele. New York: Mason/Charter.ISBN 978-0-88405-366-8. – Page needed. Or let me know which one it is and I'll add it with the appropriate book page format. *"Pele Great Goal – Video". Metacafe.com. Retrieved 12 June 2010. – better source needed. Since the person who uploaded is not a credible publisher, we need something that is per WP:CITEVIDEO. *"Brazil in the 1966 World Cup – England". V-brazil.com. Retrieved12 June 2010. – Definitely not a reliable source. *"FIFA World Cup Group 3 Results". ESPN. Retrieved 28 May 2014 – no mention of the claims in the source. *World Sport Humanitarian Hall of Fame Inductees – Pelé. Retrieved 5 May 2011. – publisher; source is also dead, please find replacement. *Darby, Paul (2002). Africa, football, and FIFA: politics, colonialism, and resistance. F. Cass. pp. 110–. ISBN 978-0-7146-4968-9. Retrieved31 March 2012. – is there another page besides 110? If so, let me know. *"Pelé IP Ownership LLC v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., No. 16-03354 (N.D. Ill. amended complaint filed May 25, 2016)". Retrieved 23 June2016. – this violates WP:BLPPRIMARY

"Pelé statistics". m-qp-m.us. – looking at this tells me nothing about the source. Please make a complete one and spell out the publisher. Source seems unreliable.
- I found it in the past cited by Bleacher Report, and I trust them.

*Honours section - Tags I requested, see here. *Career statistics section - Tags I requested, see here. *Career statistics section - Messed up column/boxes for "Campeonato Brasileiro Série", see here. *Notes section - Tags requested for footnotes that made absolute statements of fact without sources, see here.