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| Pele son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in Brazil for money laundering | Pele son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in Brazil for money laundering |
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| The son of the Brazilian football legend Pele has been sentenced to 33 years in jail for laundering money raised from drug trafficking. | The son of the Brazilian football legend Pele has been sentenced to 33 years in jail for laundering money raised from drug trafficking. |
| Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele's old club, Santos, in the 1990s. | Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele's old club, Santos, in the 1990s. |
| He was first arrested in 2005 and has served a sentence for drug trafficking offences and links with a notorious drug dealer in the city of Santos. | He was first arrested in 2005 and has served a sentence for drug trafficking offences and links with a notorious drug dealer in the city of Santos. |
| He says he is a drug addict but denies the trafficking charges. | He says he is a drug addict but denies the trafficking charges. |
| The ruling was issued by a judge in the nearby coastal city of Praia Grande, in Sao Paulo state. | The ruling was issued by a judge in the nearby coastal city of Praia Grande, in Sao Paulo state. |
| Brazilian media have not been able to contact Edinho, whose real name is Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, but they say he is expected to appeal. | Brazilian media have not been able to contact Edinho, whose real name is Edson Cholbi do Nascimento, but they say he is expected to appeal. |
| Edinho, 43, works as a goalkeeping coach at Santos. | Edinho, 43, works as a goalkeeping coach at Santos. |
| US childhood | US childhood |
| Pele, or Edson Arantes do Nascimento, played all his professional career in Brazil for Santos. | Pele, or Edson Arantes do Nascimento, played all his professional career in Brazil for Santos. |
| Playing for Brazil, he won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and was acclaimed as the greatest footballer of his generation. | Playing for Brazil, he won the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970 and was acclaimed as the greatest footballer of his generation. |
| He retired in 1974, but made a comeback a year later for New York Cosmos. | He retired in 1974, but made a comeback a year later for New York Cosmos. |
| Edinho is Pele's third son from his first marriage. He was five when the family moved to New York to play for Cosmos. | Edinho is Pele's third son from his first marriage. He was five when the family moved to New York to play for Cosmos. |
| When he returned to Brazil he decided to pursue a career in professional football - as a goalkeeper, much to his father's surprise. | When he returned to Brazil he decided to pursue a career in professional football - as a goalkeeper, much to his father's surprise. |
| He was Santos' goalkeeper in 1995 when the team reached the Brazilian league final, losing the title to Botafogo. | He was Santos' goalkeeper in 1995 when the team reached the Brazilian league final, losing the title to Botafogo. |
| His detention and alleged involvement with drug gangs took most people in Brazil by surprise. | His detention and alleged involvement with drug gangs took most people in Brazil by surprise. |
| Pele, now 73, went to visit his son several times in jail. | |
| "God willing, justice will be done. There is not a shred of evidence against my son," he said in 2006. | "God willing, justice will be done. There is not a shred of evidence against my son," he said in 2006. |
| Edinho said that his father was his idol. | Edinho said that his father was his idol. |
| Four other people have also been convicted for many laundering, including a man accused of controlling much of the drug trafficking in the region - Ronaldo Duarte Barsotti, known as Naldinho. | Four other people have also been convicted for many laundering, including a man accused of controlling much of the drug trafficking in the region - Ronaldo Duarte Barsotti, known as Naldinho. |