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Dec 29, 2022 · Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year...
- Neymar: King Pele Is Forever
- Martin Tyler: 'In The Football World Pele Is Immortal'
- England Greats Remember Pele
Neymar, Brazil's joint-highest scorer in men's international football alongside Pele, shared an emotional tribute to his idol following his passing. "'Before Pelé, 10, was just a number'," Neymar, who wears the No 10 for Brazil and also started his career with Santos, wrote in a post on Instagram. "I've read this phrase somewhere, at some point in ...
Sky Sportsfootball commentator Martin Tyler says Pele deserves to be remembered as the best player to have played the game. He said: "For me he is the greatest player of all time. One of my early jobs outside of television was to put the English voice on a VHS, as it was in those days, of his Brazil career and his 1,000 goals. "If I had any doubts ...
Former England striker Sir Geoff Hurst - who won the World Cup in 1966, scoring a hat-trick in the final - said on Twitter: "I have so many memories of Pele, without doubt the best footballer I ever played against (with Bobby Moore being the best footballer I ever played alongside). "For me Pele remains the greatest of all time and I was proud to b...
Pelé's death certificate stated that he had died of kidney failure, heart failure, bronchopneumonia and colon adenocarcinoma. He was survived by his 100-year-old mother, Celeste, who, given her advanced age, did not understand her son's death; she would later die in June 2024.
Dec 30, 2022 · Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82.
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Dec 29, 2022 · By Lawrie Mifflin. Dec. 29, 2022. Leer en español. Pelé, one of soccer’s greatest players and a transformative figure in 20th-century sports who achieved a level of global celebrity few athletes...
Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé, the Brazilian king of football who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer...
Dec 29, 2022 · Pelé became the World Cup's youngest scorer in 1958 when he bagged a goal against Wales in Stockholm at the age of 17 years and 239 days.
