[Ed. This excerpt was taken from Chapter 1 of "Generation Zero: Founding Fathers, Hidden Histories and the Making of Soccer in America," by author Hal Phillips. It was published by Dickinson-Moses Press in June 2022.] 1. Hotbeds: When they came for Pelé that brisk June night, the locals ripped the shirt from his back. They absconded with one of his shoes, too, and tore his vintage Seventies-era short shorts. Global sporting icons deserve far more solicitous treatment, we can [...]