The death of soccer superstar Pelé prompted spontaneous reactions and tributes from Brazilian fans across the country. The Brazilian king of soccer, who became one of the most well-known sports figures of the last century, died at the age of 82.
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REST IN PEACE 🌠 🙏 🕊 ☮
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Pele is what Ali was to boxing beyond the field or ring they cared bout the people true G.O.A.Ts
Sorry for a huge loss of Pele RIP King
May his soul rest in peace
This man did not have legs, he had paint brushes and he painted art work with every stroke of the ball. ‘O Rei…O Rei…🙏🏻
Sad news because pele die
3x World Cup winner may his soul Rest In Peace 🇧🇷🕊
Descansa en paz Rey Pelé 😞🇧🇷🇻🇪🇨🇦 mis condolencias al pueblo brasilero.
RIP Pele 😭
Long live the King Pele, Gone but definitely forever with us. Respect from Australia
Legend rip very sad 😭😭😭🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇷🇧🇷
RIP GOD 🤴 👑 PELÉ ❤️ 🙏 🤲 🙏 🕊.
Rip king 👑 ya sos inmortal🤍
We really lost Gerd Müller, Maradona, Pele, Kobe, Bill Russell, Vin Scully, Marvin Hagler, John Madden, Hank Aaron in a span of two years smh
R.I.P Brazilian legend pele
He is football Legend not soccer legend is it true king of football
A very good point was made in this video. Pele did not die, only Edson died. Pele will live on forever…
He was the GREATEST and here's why..
These are just a few thoughts and facts of my own to add to the many outpourings of love and appreciation to the man who first described the game we love so much as… "THE BEAUTIFUL GAME"
As well as being only seventeen during the 1958 world cup, Pele did not play in any of the group stage games because he was recovering from a pre-tournament injury, yet he ended up being the tournament's second-top goalscorer with a total of 6 goals.
In other words, all his goals were scored during the business end of the tournament (the knockout stage) and breakdown as follows…
His first goal was scored in the quarter-final (the winning goal), he then score a hat trick in the semi-finals against France, and two more goals in the World Cup final against tournament host Sweden.
Think about it, 6 goals in the 3 most important games of his 17-year-old life (and the 3 most important games every professional footballer dreams of getting a chance to play in (wow!!).
A SIDE NOTE: I was a little bit disappointed that nobody appeared to notice the trivial but nonetheless very interesting fact about a particular game featured in the recent 2022 World Cup…
There was an awful lot of fanfare surrounding the Wales vs USA matchup, because it was the first time Wales were to play in a World Cup finals competition since 1958, when they suffered a hard-fought 1- 0 defeat to Brazil at the quarterfinal stage.
And who do you think scored the single solitary goal?… yes you guess it, Pele!!
Pele's very first game (and goal) in the 1958 World Cup would be Wales's last world cup game for 68 years. And as fate would have it, he would get to witness their return just before he died.
Brazil was just another country in 1958, with no name or reputation to speak of on the world stage. By 1970 (just 12 years and 3 world Cups later) it was known and celebrated (to this day) by one and all as the best, most important footballing nation in the world. A reputation that has enriched the Brazilian nation with billions of Dollars in football-related trade and sponsorships. I doubt that anyone has had such an impact on his countries reputation/economic situation in such a short space of time.
Neymar's response to Pele's passing was to point out another very simple fact, "Before Pele, the number 10 was just a number"
There are lots more facts that could be added such as Pele only played 12 years for the Brazilian national team, the world cup winning years (1958 to 1970) and that his club side Santos won 27 trophies during Pele's time (1957-74), having won only 1 trophy before and none for the 28 years after he retired. Santos is the biggest name in Brazilian football with one of the smallest stadiums (holds less than 20 thousand), this is because it is and always has been a small club, that Pele put on the map and made big in the eyes of the world.
BUT WHO IS THE GREATEST FOOTBALLER OF ALL TIME????????…
Ok, I think we can tidy up that discussion as well….
Sugar Ray Robinson is consistently considered the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time…
.. but everyone knows that Muhammad Ali is the GREATEST!!
And yes there is also much room to debate who is the BEST footballer of all time, but the case as stated here, and the beautiful history of the beautiful game, should leave no doubt as to who is its GREATEST…
Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (Pele)
RIP
By Mr Arthurs.
Long live the King. 😢
R.I.P. FOOTBALL LEGEND 😭😭
RIP
Legend #pele
The only U.S. event in history comparable to this was the public reaction after JFK was assassinated. For the Brazilians, Pele was just as deeply revered.
The world is mourning the death of Pele and rest in peace king
Nascer, viver e no Santos morrer: um orgulho que nem todos podem ter!
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R.I.P. Pelé
As you know, Pele didn’t accept the paternity required from Sandra Regina, even the DNA test confirms this information. She’s died in 2006, without any kindness or love of her biological father. She was cancer victim. 😪
After this episode, for me, Pele become someone without any fame. 😠 Even named a Global Face of Soccer, set this humanity question aside, become he something like a monster. 😈
Most of brazilian people knows about this dark side of Pele and avoid saying any word about. 🤐
Well, this is all I have to say! Sorry for that but it’s the truth.
Shout out to George Floyd on 949 days of sobriety. It took some tough love but he did it. Say his name liberals! Where’s Jackie? 😮
These people act like they personally know him….smh.
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Exactky the point – relatively unheralded as he neared the end of his life then as soon as he dues a media frenzy ensues, like another N.Korean dear leader being mourned.
We appreciate him for what he did during 1/10th of his life, not entirely sure you can mourn someone 50+ years after they stopped being an amazing athlete. We mourn when they retire, not when they die.
Neymar will win a World Cup for Brazil in 2026 to honor this legend.
0:17 hey I know what your feeling it's hard to lose someone you love for so my years everything is going to be OK