How did soccer become "the beautiful game"? What does it mean for a game to be beautiful? Brian looks back at Brazil's 1970 World Cup team, a team that starred Pelé in his prime, and a goal that introduced millions to the ideal of o jogo bonito during the first World Cup ever broadcast on color TV.
Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Match footage from FIFA
Also available in Spanish and Portuguese
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19 | Pelé (1958)
17 | Michael Owen (1998)
16 | Lionel Messi (2014) and Cristiano Ronaldo (2018)
15 | Landon Donovan (2010)
14 | Giovanni van Bronckhorst (2010)
13 | Lucien Laurent (1930)
12 | Johan Cruyff (1974)
11 | Esteban Cambiasso (2006) and James Rodríguez (2014)
10 | Andres Escobar (1994)
9 | Joe Gaetjens (1950)
8 | Zinedine Zidane (2006)
7 | Geoff Hurst (1966)
6 | Marco Tardelli (1982)
5 | Roger Milla (1990)
4 | Dennis Bergkamp (1998)
3 | Kylian Mbappé (2018)
2 | Ronaldo (2002)
1 | Diego Maradona (1986)
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