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A few days after the completion of the World Cup organized by Qatar, which Lionel Messi took advantage of to achieve glory, soccer on a global level mourns the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, one of the best soccer players in history, at 82 years in a San Pablo clinic.

“Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace ”, Pelé’s daughter, who had been hospitalized at the end of November after a general worsening of her health due to colon cancer, posted on Instagram.

The family also made a heartfelt farewell on the official accounts of the Brazilian star: “Inspiration and love marked the life of King Pelé, who passed away peacefully today.”

“Throughout his life, Edson charmed everyone with his genius in sports, stopped a war, did social work around the world, and spread what he believed was the cure for all our problems: love,” his relatives wrote. .

“His message in life becomes a legacy for future generations: love, love and love, forever,” they closed.

Among the comments and spontaneous reactions, those of current Brazilian players such as Vinicius (Real Madrid, of Spain) and Arthur Melo (former Barcelona and today in Liverpool of England) or old glories such as Cafú and Ricardo Rocha stood out.

Social networks were, in recent times, the idol’s communication channel, whose last publication had been on December 18, the day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup final that the Argentine National Team beat France on penalties.

“Today football continued to tell its story, as always, in an exciting way. Lio Messi raised his first Cup, as he deserved. Congratulations, Argentina! ”, He greeted then.

“Surely Diego is smiling now,” he also wrote in reference to Diego Maradona, with whom throughout his life he had a “dispute” over the scepter in football history.

Pelé appeared in Primera football at just 15 years old, wearing the Santos shirt

Pelé had been admitted exactly one month ago, on November 29, at the Albert Einstein Israeli Hospital in Sao Paulo, where a year ago they discovered colon cancer and began to treat it. All the doctors who attended him signed the report to communicate his death.

“The Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital confirms the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, today, December 29, 2022 at 3:27 p.m., as a consequence of failures in multiple organs, the result of the progression of cancer of the colon associated with his previous clinical condition”.

“The Hospital expresses its solidarity with the family and with all those who suffer from the loss of our beloved King of Soccer”, reported doctors Fabio Nasri, René Gansi, Alexandre Holthausen and Miguel Cendoroglo.

The star’s death provoked a reaction from the world of sports in general and football in particular: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, as his real name is, is part of the “Olympus of the ball” along with the Argentines Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Lionel Messi and the Dutchman Johan Cruyff.

Pelé was born on October 23, 1940 in Minas Gerais and made his debut as a professional soccer player in 1956 in Santos, in São Paulo, where he played until 1974. The other club he played for was Cosmos, from the United States, between 1975 and 1980. .

With his National Team he was a three-time world champion: he won the Cup in Sweden 58, Chile 62 and Mexico 70, the latter with a team that, for many fans on the planet, was the best in all of history.

His Santos team and the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) mourned the death of the “10”, which they called “eternal”, while the ‘Seleçao’ player Vinicius Jr changed his profile photo on Instagram to Pelé’s signature with a black background.

In the streets of San Pablo, the news spread quickly. “He was always our biggest soccer idol, it’s an irreparable loss,” said former goalkeeper Josevânio Alves da Silva, 46. “Another idol may emerge, but just like him… it will be difficult. I am sad with the news of his death ”.

The only footballer in the world to win three World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970), ‘O Rei’ had been away from public events for years due to hip problems. In September 2021, he was diagnosed with cancer after the removal of a colon tumor.

However, in his limited appearances, most of them in videos posted on his social networks, the first global figure in soccer kept his charisma and humor intact. And he followed his ‘Seleçao’, as in the recent World Cup in Qatar, where the ‘verdeamarela’ dedicated their victory in the round of 16 against Korea.

Like the sudden death of Diego Maradona in November 2020, Pelé’s death is a new shock for soccer fans.

His tremendous goal-scoring nose, his unparalleled technique and a bulging record made legions consider him the best footballer in history, a title that he disputed for years with Maradona, and to which Lionel Messi, world champion in Qatar 2022, is now added.

In 2000, the Brazilian, who cemented his legend at Santos in Brazil, where he played for 18 years, was chosen as the best footballer of the 20th century by FIFA experts, while Diego obtained the same rank in the popular vote. .

“O Rei” became a three-time world champion with his National Team: Sweden 58, Chile 62 and Mexico 70

“I hope that one day we can play soccer together in heaven,” he said when the Golden Boy died.

The death of the former striker leaves the world without its first football legends after the deaths of Maradona, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Johan Cruyff in the second decade of the 21st century.

In addition to internationalizing Brazil and turning the 10 jacket into a legend, much of the credit goes to ‘O Rei’, born on October 23, 1940 into a poor family in the city of Três Corações, in the state of Minas Gerais. , is consigned in his superlative performances in the world championships.

Pelé is the only footballer to have won three World Cups, although in Chile-1962 he was injured early and left the leading role to Garrincha, another soccer monster.

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Pelé, died yesterday in Sao Paulo at the age of 82. football legend

He set some records in those tournaments and starred in unforgettable stunts and goals, such as the header in the final against Italy in Mexico-1970, which was the crowning glory of what many consider the best soccer team in history with figures like Tostao, Jairzinho or Rivellino.

In his extensive scroll he left other records recorded: in the 1958 World Cup in Sweden, at the age of 17, he became the youngest player to play in the final, to score in the final instance and win that tournament, the first that Brazil won .

His success transcended other spheres, since he was a composer, singer, actor and extraordinary Minister of Sports of Brazil (1995-1998). He was married three times and was the father of seven children.

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