Pelé Teams Up With Hublot
Luxury watchmaker Hublot have announced that they will be teaming up with Pelé. The football legend will be Hublot’s Brand Ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
Ricardo Guadalupe, the CEO of Hublot, announced the news at the annual Football Extravaganza Awards, which was held at Grosvenor House in London, England. During the awards ceremony, Pelé was presented with the Legend of Football Award, a tribute from the international football community in recognition of his extraordinary career and lifetime achievements.
Pelé, AKA the King of Football (or simply The King), is widely considered to have been the best player of all time. A three-time World Cup champion with the Brazilian team (1958, 1962 and 1970), Pelé also won the Intercontinental Cup (1962 and 1963), the Copa Libertadores (1962 and 1963), the North American Soccer League (1977) and the São Paulo championship (ten times) in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
Since his retirement from football, Pelé has worked as an ambassador for the UN and UNESCO for Education, Ecology and the Environment. Pelé also acted as Brazil’s minister for sport from 1995 to 1998. However, he has not retired from football altogether, and still serves as a spokesman, ambassador and philanthropist.
Prior to the event, Pelé visited the Hublot store on London’s prestigious New Bond Street. In celebration of Pelé’s birthday, Guadalupe presented him with a pair of all-black carbon cuff links by Hublot. Pelé also wore a Big Bang Black Magic All Carbon Fiber 44mm.
Photos courtesy Hublot.
