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Dec 29, 2022 · Brazil and football fans around the world are mourning Pelé, the man celebrated as the greatest player in the history of the sport, who has died at the age of 82.
- 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...
Jan 3, 2023 · The 82-year-old, who many regarded as the world's best football player, died on 29 December. His coffin arrived in Santos on Monday, where thousands of mourners came to pay their respects at...
Dec 5, 2022 · Pele is 82 years old. He was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday due to the respiratory infection. According to his two daughters and one grandson, Pele is also undergoing chemotherapy at the Albert Einstein hospital. “He is sick, he is old,” Kely Nascimento, one of Pele’s daughters, told TV Globo.
Dec 30, 2022 · Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who came to be known as Pele and one of the greatest and most popular footballers in the world, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer. He was 82.
Dec 30, 2022 · He was deeply moved when Maradona, his longtime friend and rival, died of a heart attack in 2020 at age 60. “The world has lost a legend,” he wrote.
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...
