Pele was "almost ready to sign for Real Madrid"

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele ', the legend of world football, said Thursday during the presentation at the Tribeca Film Festival film about his life that was "almost ready signing for Real Madrid . "

Asked about the fact that never were playing in Europe, fishing grounds these days most great figures of Brazilian football, Pele said he was "almost ready to sign for Real Madrid" but never "regretted" having been in the Saints.

On the current Champions League Pele he said that despite its recent disposal, "it is clear that in the last fifteen years Barcelona have been the best team, just as they were above the Dutch who played more beautiful."

In the inkwell of his career he said he was winning a gold medal in each Olympic Games as well as receiving a Golden Ball, because at that time could only choose players from European teams.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, football legend, said credit is subtracted and not taken seriously any of his nicknames, such as "God".

In addition, Pele hopes that the Zika virus not clouding the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio 2016. "In the Games will have in Brazil many tourists and clear that it is a concern because the name of Brazil is at stake , " he said when asked about the zika and the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August.

The film "Pelé: birth of a leyend" (Pele: the birth of a legend) looks back on his career since he was just a child of the slums.

At a press conference, Pele said that what he likes most about the film, which focuses on his childhood and playing career in which he won three world championships, is that it shows "the importance for anyone to believe in oneself ".

"It is a message of hope for all children, which is representing in the fifties and sixties Pele for the entire nation," said Jeff Zimbalist, co-director of the film with his brother Michael.

Pele wanted to congratulate the guys who play him as a child and young in the film, although he jokes that are not as "handsome" as he was.

The directors did extensive testing of selection in Brazil to give guys that not only appear but they had easily with the ball and could act on camera.

The film starts with a small Pele who sees his father mourn after Brazil lost at home 1-2 in 1950 World Cup final against Uruguay at Maracana stadium and promises that someday he will get the title for a story real, said Pele.

Ex football player, 75, walks with the aid of a crutch, but has not lost his sense of humor and says that health is "perhaps not 100%, but 99%."

Pele files $30m lawsuit against Samsung for using his image illegaly

Target of several advertising campaigns around the world, Pele displeased that the last he heard, printed in the American newspaper New York Times. The King of Football has filed a lawsuit against the electronic materials company Samsung for using a look-alike in an advertisement.

The ad in question talks about a TV with picture in 4k (high resolution), in which as page background image is the face of a black, which according to arguments of the defense of former player, "is very similar to Pele." The claim for compensation is 30 million dollars (about R $ 108 mi).

Samsung is facing a lawsuit from Pelé seeking $30m in compensation, after the football legend claimed the electronics group used a lookalike to promote its televisions last year.

Frederick Sperling, the lawyer representing the likes of Pele and Michael Jordan, filed a lawsuit for improper use of image in the Federal Court in Chicago. The South Korean company, however, has not yet ruled on the case, as the intention or not to link the ad image to the figure of Pele.

The advert will confuse consumers and hurt the value of Pelé’s endorsement rights, the complaint added. The 75-year-old, who is considered among the greatest to have played the game, relies on endorsements for much of his income. He has deals with companies including Volkswagen, Subway, Emirates and Procter & Gamble.

Pelé broke the contract it had with Samsung further in 2013. This is an argument used by the defense to argue that the use of a "double" in the ad harms the image of Pele in other businesses and also with respect to the company, as consumers They may find that the Brazilian has returned to join the brand.

“The goal is to obtain fair compensation for the authorised use of Pelé’s identity and to prevent future unauthorised uses,” attorney Frederick Sperling said on behalf of Pelé.

Mr Sperling represented basketball player Michael Jordan in a similar case in 2015. Last August he helped Mr Jordan win an $8.9m jury verdict against the former supermarket chain Dominick’s for unauthorised use of his identity in an advert in Sports Illustrated.