Brazilian soccer legend who was nicknamed "The King of Football" Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PELE Brazilian soccer legend who was nicknamed "The King of Football" (4)
5% ENTWISTLE John ---, bassist in the Who, nicknamed the Ox (9) The Times Specialist Oct 20, 2025
5% SAMBA Brazilian music (5) Puzzler Backwords Oct 14, 2025
5% EGYPT Country whose national soccer team is nicknamed the Pharaohs (5) New York Times Oct 14, 2025
5% LEO Football legend Messi, familiarly (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 7, 2025
5% OLA Brazilian greeting (3) The Washington Post Mini Sep 22, 2025
5% ACAI Brazilian berry (4) USA Today Sep 21, 2025
5% SWAMP Nickname for the Florida Gators football stadium, with "the" (5) New York Times Mini Aug 22, 2025
5% NEYMAR One-named Brazilian soccer star (6) Commuter Jul 25, 2025
5% KNUTE Football legend Rockne (5) Newsday Jul 13, 2025
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