Brazilian football legend Pele made a sensational admission that although he was married three times, he had multiple affairs.
Brazilian football legend Pele has got a huge fan following to date and the many young fans of the game aspire to be like him. However, the three-time World Cup winner's off-field life has currently been the talk of the town.
The footballer made a sensational admission that although he was married three times, he had multiple affairs. Pele went on to admit that he fathered so many children that he is not even aware of their existence.
According to the British tabloid, The Sun, Pele in the new Netflix documentary said: "In all honesty, I’ve had a few affairs, some of which resulted in children, but I’ve only learned about them later."
Among all his known kids, Pele fathered seven including daughter Sandra Machado whom the star didn't recognise as his child despite courts ruling in 1996.
Pele fathered five kids from his first two marriages — wives Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi and Assiria Lemos Seixas — and the kids were namely Kelly (50 years old), Edinho (50), Jennifer (42), and twins Joshua and Celeste (24).
Pele in his documentary further claimed that all his wives and girlfriends were aware of his infidelity. He said: "My first wife, first girlfriend, knew about it. I never lied."
Sandra, who died from cancer in 2006, was the result of an illicit romance with housemaid Anisia Machado. He even had an affair in 1968 with journalist Lenita Kurtz and produced daughter Flavia, 52.
Maria da Graca Xuxa — a 57-year-old former model who started seeing Pele when she was just 17 — revealed last month: "He said it was an open relationship, but open only to him."
In the Netflix film, entitled 'Pele', the South American showed a lack of ego normally associated with preening footballers.
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