“The Greatest” in Football – Pele is Dead.

“The Greatest” in Football – Pele is Dead.

The greatest in football according to FIFA – popularly known as Pele is dead. The Legendary Brazilian Footballer died on the 29th December, 2022. Pele, born October.23rd, 1940 – south eastern of Tres Coracoes as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento has been in and out of hospital with frail health due to kidney problems and colon

The greatest in football according to FIFA – popularly known as Pele is dead. The Legendary Brazilian Footballer died on the 29th December, 2022.

Pele, born October.23rd, 1940 – south eastern of Tres Coracoes as Edson Arantes Do Nascimento has been in and out of hospital with frail health due to kidney problems and colon cancer; undergoing surgery and chemotherapy for the latter. “I will face this match with a smile on my face,” he posted humorously on Instagram in September 2021, after surgery to remove his colon tumor.

Nicknamed O Rei [the ‘King’] because of his mastery of the game, Pele was named athlete of the century by the international Olympics, The G.O.A.T by FIFA and , a legend among other titles during his lifetime and active football career.

The 3 time world cup winner [no one else has the record] died at 82 after retiring from active football in 1977. At the time, he served in many roles including; movie star, singer, minister for sports, and one of the first black cabinet members in Brazil. Pele scored an all time of 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches for Santos [1956-74], The Brazilian national team and the New York Cosmos[1975-77].

He will be remembered for; helping Brazil to its first world cup win at only 17 years of age , scoring more than 1,000 goals in one of the storied careers in sports.

It is noteworthy that Pele was a name given to him for his mispronunciation of the name Bile, a goal keeper at Vasco De Sao Lourenco , where his footballer father once played.

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