The whole world bows to Pele, who died yesterday at the age of 82 in the Rio de Janeiro hospital where he had been hospitalized for a month: the colon cancer that had afflicted him for years defeated him.
He is the only player to have won 3 World Cups.
Fifa recognizes his goal record: 1,281 in 1,363 games.
Bolsonaro decrees 3 days of mourning in all of Brazil.
Monday the wake and Tuesday the funeral.
'There has never been a number 10 like him', says Lula.
And Christ the Redeemer turns green and gold for the football legend
Farewell to Pele ', O Rey of football
JORDAN: 'YOU AND ALÌ WERE THE ESSENCE OF GREATNESS'
Even Michael Jordan, for many the best basketball player of all time, pays homage to Pele and does so almost wanting to take second place to those he considers greater.
In fact MJ publishes the photo of a 1999 event in which 'Sport Illustrated' managed to bring together many legends of US sport including Pele, who was considered 'at home' due to his past in the NY Cosmos.
And in that image Jordan had placed himself in the back row, between Bill Russell and Tiger Woods, while Muhammad Ali, Pelé and Kareem Abdul Jabbar were in front of the Chicago Bulls phenomenon.
And Jordan refers to Ali and O Rei who were close in that photo, writing "what a moment that day was (1999) with the greatest of all time... you are right next to #Ali, you are the essence of greatness.
Rest in peace #Pelé, and the others we have lost.
Condolences to the family and friends going through these difficult times."
Pele', the tears of Brazil: 'You are eternal'
THE 'WHITE PELE' TOUGH OR HE'S THE GENIUS, ME THE STUDENT
"When I wanted to boast, I said that I had played with Pelé".
Thus Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade, known as Tostao, or even 'the white Pelé' today recalled the figure of 'O'Rei' in a heartfelt editorial published by the newspaper 'Folha de S.Paolo', all focused on the relationship between the 'master' and 'pupil'.
For Tostao, Edson Arantes do Nascimento's partner in the 1970 world champion 'Selecao', seeing Pelé "one gets the impression that genius and human beings are the same thing".
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The homage of the fans to Pele between tears and flags - Primopiano
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UNESCO, HAS WORKED TO PROMOTE SPORTS TOOL PEACE
Unesco said it was deeply saddened by the death of Brazilian football legend Pele, who "worked tirelessly to promote sport as an instrument of peace".
The United Nations Educational and Cultural Organization has therefore extended its condolences to the Brazilian people and to the wider "football family".
Retiring from the game in 1977, Pele has devoted much time to supporting the United Nations and its work, both as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and as a Unesco champion for sport, starting since 1994. He was also appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the crucial United Nations Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. One of the first major global summits on development and
environment dedicated to a more sustainable future for all.
At the time, the general secretary of the Summit, Maurice Strong, described him not only as the greatest footballer in the world, but "a universal man", rooted in Brazil.
"His commitment to people, to the planet, really makes him a true citizen of our Earth," Strong added.
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The tweet of condolences from the Albiceleste Football Federation triggers reactions (ANSA)
HEIRS WILL SHARE ASSETS OF MORE THAN 100 MILLION
What does Pelé leave to his heirs, his third wife Marcia Aoki, a 56-year-old entrepreneur, and seven children (five women and two men, Edinho and Joshua) from different women?
In Brazil and elsewhere, someone is already doing the math, and the specialized site 'Celebrity Net Worth' has estimated the net worth of the only footballer to have won three World Cups at more than one hundred million dollars.
In particular Pelé loved investing in real estate, an activity in which he was also skilled as evidenced by the fact that in 2008 he managed to win for three million a mega-villa he had in the Hamptons, at the eastern end of Long Island, and which at the time he had purchased for one hundred thousand dollars.
While earning substantial sums when he played, those were different times and top footballers didn't receive the multimillion-dollars of today.
Indeed Pele,
while never complaining about what he had received thanks to the 'futebol', he often said that he had earned more from advertising and participating in events than from competitive sport.
In any case, he had always refused to lend himself to promoting "tobacco, alcohol and things related to issues of a political or religious nature".
Curiously O Rei since 2014, when he was 74 years old, he received a subsidy in Brazil of around 550 euros a month.
"In addition - he said in an interview - because of my age I could travel for free on public transport and pay half price at the cinema".
The only condition to benefit from these concessions is to demonstrate to the relevant bodies that you are still alive, a rule that in Brazil applies to any 'retired person'.
he often said that he earned more from advertising and participating in events than from competitive sports.
In any case, he had always refused to lend himself to promoting "tobacco, alcohol and things related to issues of a political or religious nature".
Curiously, since 2014, when he was 74, O Rei had been receiving a subsidy in Brazil of around 550 euros a month.
"In addition - he said in an interview - because of my age I could travel for free on public transport and pay half price at the cinema".
The only condition to benefit from these concessions is to demonstrate to the relevant bodies that you are still alive, a rule that in Brazil applies to any 'retired person'.
he often said that he earned more from advertising and participating in events than from competitive sports.
In any case, he had always refused to lend himself to promoting "tobacco, alcohol and things related to issues of a political or religious nature".
Curiously, since 2014, when he was 74, O Rei had been receiving a subsidy in Brazil of around 550 euros a month.
"In addition - he said in an interview - because of my age I could travel for free on public transport and pay half price at the cinema".
The only condition to benefit from these concessions is to demonstrate to the relevant bodies that you are still alive, a rule that in Brazil applies to any 'retired person'.
However, he had always refused to lend himself to promoting "tobacco, alcohol and things related to issues of a political or religious nature".
Curiously, since 2014, when he was 74, O Rei had been receiving a subsidy in Brazil of around 550 euros a month.
"In addition - he said in an interview - because of my age I could travel for free on public transport and pay half price at the cinema".
The only condition to benefit from these concessions is to demonstrate to the relevant bodies that you are still alive, a rule that in Brazil applies to any 'retired person'.
However, he had always refused to lend himself to promoting "tobacco, alcohol and things related to issues of a political or religious nature".
Curiously, since 2014, when he was 74, O Rei had been receiving a subsidy in Brazil of around 550 euros a month.
"In addition - he said in an interview - because of my age I could travel for free on public transport and pay half price at the cinema".
The only condition to benefit from these concessions is to demonstrate to the relevant bodies that you are still alive, a rule that in Brazil applies to any 'retired person'.
Pele', the illuminated Maracana' to pay homage to the Brazilian legend
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