The King is no more. Brazilian Pelé, the world’s first football star, died on Thursday, December 29 at the age of 82 after battling cancer for more than a year. The only three-time winner of the World Cup, the Brazilian has multiplied records and revolutionized the practice of the round ball.
Five facts that show how legendary Pelé was
The reactions were quick to rain to pay tribute to the one we nicknamed ” the king “. “The king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten”moved the French star striker, Kylian Mbappé.
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King Pele “remain the king, forever”greeted the coach of the France team, Didier Deschamps, in a message to the media. “With the disappearance of Pelé, football loses one of its finest legends, if not the finest. Like all legends, the King seemed immortal. He made dream and continued to make dream generations and generations of amateurs of our sport “wrote the 2022 vice-world champion.
“The Game. The King. Eternity », for his part, wrote on Twitter the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, in reaction to the death of Pelé. For her part, the Minister of Sports Amélie Oudea-Castrea, recalled that “for the whole world, he was the soul of football. His legend will never be extinguished”.
“Much more than the greatest sportsman of all time”
The Brazilian Football Federation wanted to honor the memory of the famous player. “Pelé was more than the greatest sportsman of all timeshe wrote on Instagram. Our king of football was the greatest exponent of a victorious, winning Brazil that was never afraid in the face of difficulties. Black boy, poor and born in Three Hearts (“Três Corações”), Pelé showed us that there is always a new path. He promised his father a World Cup and presented us with three, in addition to scoring 95 goals in 113 games with the yellow jersey. The King gave us a new Brazil and we can only thank his legacy. »
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo also paid tribute to “King Pelé”. “A simple goodbye to Eternal King Pelé will never be enough to express the pain that grips everyone in football at this time. An inspiration for so many millions of people, a reference of yesterday, today, forever”he wrote on Instagram, accompanying his text with a photo of him and the Brazilian.
Instagram – Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano)
Pele “made football an art”said on Instagram Neymar, his heir to the Brazilian selection. “Before Pelé, football was just a sport. Pelé changed everything, he made football an art (…), he gave a voice to the poor, to blacks, and above all: he gave visibility to Brazil”wrote the Paris SG striker in a message illustrated with a photo of the ” King “ football wearing a crown.
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