Pele
Aug 6 2008, Sameer Kumar

It was a very unlikely that the high bureaucrats and the always aloof Union Sports Ministry of India were going to let an opportunity to associate themselves with the hottest sports commodity in India right now pass and so when the name of M S Dhoni...

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In this June 25, 2008 file photo, Brazil’s soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life called “King’s Marks” in Brasilia. The exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of Brazil’s World Cup win in 1958.