Global emotion over the death of a football legend, who passed away yesterday afternoon at the age of 82 from multi-organ failure – What great personalities had said about Pele
The death of the legendary Pele, who passed away on Thursday afternoon (29/12) at the age of 82, after a huge battle with cancer and multi-organ failure, plunged the whole of Brazil into mourning, as well as world sports.
The inspiration and love marked the day of Rei Pelé, who died today.
Love, love and love, forever.
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Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today.Love, love and love, forever. pic.twitter.com/CP9syIdL3i
— Pele (@Pele) December 29, 2022
The Brazilian government, in an official announcement, declared three days of national mourning for the loss of the greatest football player the country has ever produced.
Read more: Pele: The touching “goodbye” of his daughter
Santos, the team he worked for, announced that Pele’s body, will be put on popular pilgrimage, in the center of its pitch, “Vila Belmiro”. from 10 a.m. Monday (local time), until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Since Pele’s death was announced, thousands of Santos fans have flocked to their club’s historic home to pay their respects to the Brazilian “King” of the ball.
At the same time, Pele’s family intends to officially ask the management of Santos to withdraw the jersey with “10” from the team, in memory of the greatest football player that Brazil has produced.
There will be a procession of the body through the streets of São Paulo and it will pass by Canal 6, where Dona Celeste, Pele’s mother, lives, who is 100 years old.
The burial will take place in a close family circle, in the “Ecumenical Necropolis Monument”, next to the coast of São Paulo.
Sadness around the world for the death of Pele
The “king” was universally known and enjoyed universal respect both in the field of sports, culture and politics.
Pelé was one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game. And as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. Our thoughts are with his family and everyone who loved and admired him. pic.twitter.com/urGRDePaPv
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 29, 2022
Let’s see what they have said about him from the years he flourished in the stadiums until today:
What great personalities had said about Pele
“Pele was the GOAT. It remained at the top for 20 years. All the rest – Maradona, Cruyff, Platini – are below. No one can compare with him” – Franz Beckenbauer (Germany)
“There is Pele the man and Pele the footballer. When Pele plays it’s like God playing” — Eusebio (Portugal)
“In my eyes, an artist is someone who lights up a dark room. I have not yet discovered, nor will I discover, the difference between Pele’s pass to Carlos Alberto in the 1970 World Cup final and Arthur Rimbaud’s poetry. In both, there is the human celebration, an expression of beauty that touches us and gives us the feeling of eternity” – Eric Cantona (France)
“In some countries they wanted to touch him, in some they wanted to kiss him. In others they wanted to kiss the grass he stepped on. It was great, just great…” – Clodoaldo (Pele’s teammate at Santos and the Brazilian national team)
“The greatest of all time? Pele! Messi and Ronaldo are great players with specific abilities. Pele was better” – Osvaldo Ardiles (Argentina)
“Pele was one of the few to disprove my theory: instead of 15 minutes of publicity, he will have 15 centuries” – Andy Warhol (USA)
“I have been a fan of Pele since I was a child. Then the conversation opened about the comparison with Maradona. For me it was always Pele” – Sir Alex Ferguson (Scotland)
“He was the only footballer who overcame the boundaries of reason” – Johan Cruyff (Netherlands)
“Before the fight I was telling myself that he is made of flesh and bones like all of us. I was wrong…” – Tarcisio Burnic (Italy, marked Pele in the 1970 World Cup final)
“Sometimes I feel that football was invented for this magical player” – Sir Bobby Charlton (England)
Malcolm Allison: “How do you spell the word PELE?” Pat Krirant: “Easy: T.E.O.S.” – Dialogue between two British commentators, at a World Cup match in Mexico in 1970
“Pele played football for 22 years and did more to promote global friendship and brotherhood than any ambassador” – JB Pinheiro, Brazilian Ambassador to the UN
“I am Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America. You don’t need to introduce yourself, because everyone knows who Pele is” – Ronald Reagan on his meeting with the “king”
“The moment the ball reached Pele’s feet, football was transformed into poetry” – Pier Paolo Pasolini (Italian poet and director)
“Literally everyone wanted to shake his hand, take a picture with him. To say you were at a party with Pele was the greatest accolade” – Mick Jagger (English rock star)
“Watching him play was the combination of the brilliance of a child with the exquisite grace of a complete man” – Nelson Mandela
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