RIP PELE

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The greatest athlete to ever play soccer is no longer in the game. Pelé, Brazil’s ‘king of soccer,’ has died. He was 82 years young.

As a cub reporter in Miami, I had the good fortune to be assigned to interview The ⚽️ KING but he said he was late for an important date and would only do it in Portuguese so I agreed and we also did a Spanish version. If I find the clip it will be here: He was kind, competitive, a gentleman, and The Champ.

City Images has a correspondent in Brazil and we asked him to send us images of the locals mourning the loss of  a member of their royalty, but unfortunately our roving reporter is vacationing inside a nudist colony.

Do you speak Portoguese?

Corpo de Pelé será velado na Vila Belmiro

https://www.metroworldnews.com.br/foco/2022/12/29/corpo-de-pele-sera-velado-na-vila-belmiro/
 

BBC on PELE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EZWKiJrRrM  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-64119646

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died  https://apnews.com/article/pele-soccer-star-dead-f2c5f7d2771b96dbd854cb025ab2563a
 

Soccer legend Pelé dies at 82 https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/Soccer/2022/12/29/brazil-soccer-Pele-dies-82/6841672340538/

Brazilian football icon Pele has died at the age of 82. His daughter Kely Nascimento paid tribute to her father: "We are thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace."  https://news.sky.com/story/brazilian-football-star-pele-has-died-at-the-age-of-82-12775924

Pele dies aged 82: Legendary Brazilian footballer passes away after battling with colon cancer which left him hospitalized for a month to leave the beautiful game - a phrase he coined - in mourning

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9992887/Pele-dead-aged-82-Brazil-legend-dies-colon-cancer-battle.html

Pele: A sporting icon who never liked his nickname https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30234314

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