“The main man in the world of football”: fans say goodbye to Pele

In Brazil, a farewell ceremony is held for the legendary football player Pele. The coffin with his body was brought from the hospital to the Santos city stadium. Thousands of fans come to the stadium to see the King of Football for the last time.

Many admit that they have not seen Pele’s games live, but they know the goals of the legend very well. The footballer is considered an inspiration to many Brazilians.

“I know about Pele because of my father, for him Pele was an idol. Dad taught me football. And Pele is the most important person in the world of football,” one fan said.

Pele equals football, said another fan of the legend. A man with his family came from another city to say goodbye to the football player and share the bitterness of loss with others. According to him, if Pele were reborn, he would become a ball. After all, Pele and football are inseparable.

Knows about Pele and the younger generation. The girl who came to the farewell ceremony learned about the legendary football player from her father. He told her how Pele changed the history of football.

“The football we know and talk about is the football that Pele gave us” she noted.

The death of the legendary Brazilian football player Pele became known on December 29. He died at the age of 83. For a long time, the athlete fought cancer. Shortly before his death, he underwent a course of chemotherapy.

Pele is the only three-time world champion in history (1958, 1962, 1970). For the Brazilian national team, he played 92 matches and scored 77 goals. In addition, the athlete is included in the Guinness Book of Records for the most goals in his professional career. It is assumed that the player scored 1281 goals.