Football is in mourning: Pelé died

After a long battle with cancer, Pelé, one of Brazil’s most important sports legends, died this afternoon at the age of 82. The three-time world champion was hospitalized at the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo since November 29 for colon cancer that was detected in September last year. In recent days the disease had progressed in such a way that he received care for “renal and cardiac dysfunctions”. Faced with this situation, the government authorities had planned the wake a few days ago: in the first instance it would be for his family, and a few days later they would open the Santos court, where he spent much of his career, to commemorate a popular farewell. While his remains will rest in a private cemetery. From their Instagram account, they posted: “Inspiration and love will mark the day of Rei Pelé, who passed away peacefully today. On his journey, Edson enchanted everyone with his genius,” and concluded, “His message of life becomes a legacy for future generations. Love, love and love, forever.” He played almost his entire career at Santos FC of Brazil, where he won 2 Libertadores Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 1 Intercontinental Champions Super Cup, 6 Brazilian Serie A, 10 Paulista Championships and 4 Rio-Sao Paulo Tournaments. Later, he retired in New York Cosmos and in his career he scored 541 goals in 560 games.

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