The arch of Wembley, the symbolic stadium of world football, was lit up this evening with the colors of Brazil, for a final farewell to the most iconic player in the history of football.
"Before him football was just a sport: after him, it became an art",
Neymar
's message on the 10th of today's Selecao.
The news of Pele's death - due to the collapse of internal organs due to the tumor against which he had been battling for more than a year - went around the world in a few minutes.
Macron
and
Meloni
pay homage
, but above all champions of today and yesterday, icons of sport such as
Usain Bolt,
("rest in peace, your six Kings") or his heirs such as
Kylian Mbappe'
: "The King of football has left us, but his legacy is forever."
They recall with admiration and emotion that they have been rewarded by his hands, with pride,
Cristiano Ronaldo and Mourinho
.
The 10 greatest of today,
Leo Messi , bows with simplicity
, who can only say: "Rest in peace", by posting a photo that shows them embracing and then Pele's exultation for Italy's goal in the Mexico '70 final.
Gianni Infantino
, president of Fifa, pays tribute in the name of world football: "Pelè is immortal: forever with us".
Ajax
posted the photo of Pele' next to Cruyjff,
Milan
that of the Brazilian with Giovanni Trapattoni, who marked him in a friendly match between Milan and Santos.
From the FIGC president,
Gabriele Gravina
, to the English football federation (whose national team interrupted Pele's series of three World Cups in '66), the bow of the world of football is unanimous, and anyone appears too small compared to the giant.
Thus, in addition to Neymar's moving words, the strongest greeting is the one posted by his children, next to the photo of the father on the Instagram profile in the name of Pelè: "In his journey, Edson enchanted the world with his genius in sport, stopped a war, carried out social works all over the world and spread what most believed to be the cure for all our problems: love".
"His message today becomes a legacy for future generations. Love, love and love, forever."
