Historical clue formulations

• Creator of the Hawaiian Islands, in myth — 2026-08-28
• "The King" in soccer — 2026-08-03
• Legend who occasionally used his head to achieve greatness — 2026-08-02
• Only player on three victorious teams in this puzzle — 2026-06-10
• "The King of Football" — 2026-04-11
• Athlete nicknamed "O Rei" — 2026-03-20
• Star of a three-time World Cup champion team — 2026-03-12
• One-named Brazilian soccer star — 2025-12-15
• Sports star who debuted with the New York Cosmos in 1975 — 2025-06-17
• He was named Athlete of the Century by the I.O.C. — 2025-01-12
• "O Rei do Futebol," to Brazilians — 2024-12-22
• Youngest-ever World Cup winner — 2024-12-08
• Athlete declared a national treasure by Brazil after the 1958 World Cup — 2024-06-25
• Christ the Redeemer wore a facsimile of his jersey in 2023 — 2024-03-29
• One-named "King of Football" — 2024-01-16
• Name added to a Brazilian dictionary in 2023 as an adjective meaning "incomparable" — 2024-01-05
• Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 — 2023-12-30
• Who said "Football is not about one or two or three star players" — 2023-12-03
• One-named Brazilian soccer icon — 2023-11-27
• Brazilian named "Athlete of the Century" by the International Olympic Committee — 2023-09-05
• Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes and fire — 2023-03-16
• Mononymous "King of Football" — 2022-05-24
• Youngest player to score in the FIFA World Cup (age 17) — 2022-03-31
• New York Cosmos star of the '70s — 2021-12-12
• Only player on more than two winning World Cup teams — 2021-10-05
• Athlete who once served as his country's Extraordinary Minister for Sport — 2020-10-03
• Brazilian soccer great — 2020-08-18
• Three-time World Cup champion — 2020-07-25
• Guinness record-holder for the most career goals in football — 2020-04-03
• Joint winner of FIFA's Player of the Century award in 2000 — 2019-12-22
• One-named soccer great — 2018-11-12
• Athlete known as "The Black Pearl" — 2018-09-01
• One-named soccer star — 2018-08-01
• Athlete on Time's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century — 2016-10-16
• ___ Day (November 19, in Brazil) — 2016-05-22
• One-named athlete whose real first name is Edson — 2016-05-04
• Scorer of 1,281 goals in 1,363 games — 2015-11-05
• Retired Brazilian soccer sensation — 2015-02-09
• The King of Football — 2014-12-18
• Brazilian soccer legend — 2014-06-30
• One-named soccer star — 2014-02-17
• One-named sports star who was once the highest-paid athlete in the world — 2013-11-28
• 1956 Santos rookie — 2013-03-09
• One-named soccer legend — 2012-11-12
• Edson Arantes do Nascimento, to fans — 2012-09-12
• Forward who wore #10 — 2012-04-06
• Athlete nicknamed "O Rei" — 2011-06-18
• Brazilian soccer hero — 2011-05-31
• Santos rookie of 1956 — 2011-01-15
• Soccer immortal — 2010-04-18