‘A real legend’ - Cork footballer remembers the day he played against Pelé

“We played them in Giants Stadium, and they had a fine team – they had Pelé but they also his Brazilian teammate, Carlos Alberto, who captained them when they won the World Cup in 1970, and they had a brilliant Italian striker, Georgio Chinaglia who scored over 190 goals in the NASL.

Pelé playing against Humphreys and the St Louis Stars at Giants Stadium in 1977. Photograph: Rich Pilling/Diamond Images Humphreys revealed that for him, as for millions around the world, it was the Brazil team of the 1970 World Cup that made him fall in love with Brazilian football as, with Pelé and players like Jairinzho, Rivelino, Tostao, Gerson, Clodoaldo and Carlos Alberto, they swept all before them.

Gianni Rivera of AC Milan was another big name Humphreys lined out against. Photograph: Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images Fast forward two years and just a month before he encountered Pelé in the Giants Stadium, Humphreys found himself facing another footballing legend in May 1977 when St Louis Stars went down 3-2 to a Los Angeles Aztecs team featuring one George Best in their line-up.

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