At age 82, Pelé, a Brazilian hero and the first soccer figure who won three World Cups, passed away.
For more than 60 years, Pelé has been connected to soccer. He is the first player in history to play in all four World Cups and win three of them, and his legacy extends far beyond his impressive accolades and goal-scoring statistics.
What happened to Pelé?
Pelé was admitted to the hospital in So Paulo at the end of November due to complications from colorectal cancer and a respiratory infection. His condition has gotten worse as a result of his malignancy, the hospital reported last week. He died suddenly on Thursday as a result of numerous organ failures brought on by the progression of colon cancer, according to a statement from Albert Einstein Hospital.
Renowned personality gave tribute to Pelé
For more than 60 years, Pelé has been connected to soccer. He is the first player in history to play in all four World Cups and win three of them, and his legacy extends far beyond his impressive accolades and goal-scoring statistics.
The renowned soccer player has been honored by numerous people. In response to the information, Pelé’s first club, Santos FC, tweeted “forever” and a picture of a crown.
At the crack of dawn on Monday, Pele’s body will be brought from the Albert Einstein Hospital to the stadium. The late soccer legend’s casket will be placed in the center of the playing area.
Football player Neymar from Brazil claimed Pelé “changed everything.” He stated: “He converted football into art, into entertainment,” in a post on Instagram. He gave voice to the oppressed, black people, and most especially Brazil. Thanks to the King, both Brazil and football have improved! He added.
In a message on Instagram, Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo expressed his sympathies to Brazil, writing that “a single “goodbye” to the everlasting King Pelé will never be enough to explain the anguish that right now is engulfing the entire football world.”
The late Pelé was “the king of football,” according to Paris Saint-Kylian Germain’s Kylian Mbappé, but his legacy will go on forever.
Pelé father was his ideal
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born in 1940 in Três Corações, an interior city some 155 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro before his family relocated to Bauru in So Paulo.
When he was a little boy, he played soccer for the first time barefoot with rags and socks rolled into a ball; from this modest beginning grew a long and prosperous career.
But when he initially started playing, he had low expectations.
My dad was a good football player, he scored a lot of goals,” Pelé told CNN in 2015. “His name was Dondinho; I wanted to be like him.
“He was famous in Brazil, in Minas Gerais. He was my role model. I always wanted to be like him, but what happened, to this day, only God can explain.”
Pelé fled home before turning 16 and began training with Santos as a teen. He quickly scored the team’s first goal. Over the course of his 638 club appearances, he would score 619 goals, but he is best known for his achievements while wearing Brazil’s recognizable yellow jersey.
Pelé made the world cup to his name
The world first saw Pelé’s remarkable skill in 1958, when he made his World Cup debut at the age of 17. In the nation’s victory over Wales in the quarterfinals, he scored the only goal for Brazil. He subsequently scored two goals against the host country Sweden in the title match and a hat trick against France in the semifinals.
1962 witnessed another World Cup victory, despite Pelé missing the latter stages of the competition due to an injury. More problems hindered his upcoming campaign in 1966, as Brazil was eliminated after the group round. However, in 1970, there was atonement.
Pelé tallied a goal of his own in the 1970 World Cup final and throughout the entire competition. Before the competition, he had considered giving up.
Pelé’s World Cup career was concluded by the competition, but not his time in the spotlight. He agreed to a $1.67 million contract with the New York Cosmos in 1975, which was inked in American dollars.