Soccer Icon Pele secures visa and returns to the Cosmos

NEW YORK, NY— April 1, 2011 — Wildes & Weinberg is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Michael Wildes has secured an O-1 visa for Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, better known to millions as soccer icon Pelé, as he joins the New York Cosmos as Honorary President. As an "Alien of Extraordinary Ability," who was recently hired to come to the United States to help rebuild the world-famous professional soccer team in New York City, Pelé was required to secure an O-1 visa before he was able to begin his employment for the team's front office.

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