The story of an American soccer player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest soccer player of all time, for guidance.
Casts Jim Youngs, Pelé, Mario Van Peebles, Penelope Ann Miller, Leon Russom, Billy Warlock, Jeremy Green, Weyman Thompson, Rutanya Alda, Peter Henry Schroeder
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