After several years of fighting cancer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele. The footballer is considered one of the best in history and is the only one to have won three World Cups, in his case with the Brazilian team in Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and Mexico 1970.
Several days ago it was rumored that the health of Pele was very deteriorated and that his death was going to occur in the near future. The star’s daughter, Kely Nascimento, shared through social networks that “These moments are difficult to explain, because sometimes they are very sad and desperate and in others we laugh and talk about memories and funny stories.” He finally confirmed the news on Instagram, posting a photo where you can see the hands of the athlete’s family on “El Rey” with the text: “Everything we are is thanks to you, we love you infinitely, rest in peace.”
o’rei, as he was known, made his debut in the first division of Brazil in 1956 for the Santos de São Paulo club, where he spent most of his career. He won several titles at different levels, such as 6 Brazilians, 2 Copa Libertadores, 2 Intercontinental and several other titles. although his most important appearances were during the world cup, specifically the one in Sweden, which, in addition to his World Cup debut, was considered by many to be the best performance of Pele in the world
Although he had semi-retired from professional soccer in 1974, by 1975 he decided to sign with the American team New York Cosmos, a moment that they say served to popularize the sport in North America, where it never permeated in the same way as in the rest of the world. world.
The relationship with Messi and Maradona
The star had a very complex relationship with Diego Armando Maradona, because they used to fight and reconcile. “A year without Diego. Friends forever”, was what the athlete published to remember the first anniversary of the death of the Argentine 10.
For his part, the relationship with Leo Messi was more distanced, although he always took the opportunity to congratulate the achievements he had achieved, including an Instagram post when he surpassed him as a scorer in South America and after winning his seventh ballon d’or.
