World football One of the greatest names in history, Pele, real name Edson Arantes de Nascimento, died in the hospital where he was treated on the evening of December 29.
He has been battling colon cancer for a while, World CupThis time upsetting the football world from the ‘Black Pearl’, who was taken to the hospital on the days when the . news had come.
THE ONLY SOCCER TO WIN THE WORLD CUP 3 TIMES
Pele, who started his football career at the age of 16 in Santos, one of the Brazilian League teams, won the World Cup in 1958 with the Brazilian National Team. Pele, who experienced this joy at the age of 17, became the youngest player to win the World Cup. The legendary player, who lifted the World Cup with Brazil in 1962 and 1970, became the only player to win the World Cup 3 times.
EXCEEDED THOUSAND GOALS
Pele, who is not only the top scorer of Santos and the Brazilian National Team, but also in the history of world football, scored 1283 goals in 1366 matches.
Signing a contract with New York Cosmos in 1974, Pele played football between 1975-77 and led his team to the championship in 1977. On October 1, 1977, he played the last game of his career in front of approximately 75,000 fans.
ASRIN’S FOOTBALL
Pele, whom FIFA calls “the player of the century”, remained intertwined with sports after he quit football; He worked as a press spokesperson and football ambassador.
100-Year-Old MOTHER DOESN’T KNOW THE BAD NEWS
A sad news came from Brazil, where preparations for Pele’s funeral were underway: His mother does not know that Pele is dead.
ESPN BrazilPele’s sister, Maria Lucia do Nascimento, told .
“My mother is 100 years old. She barely realizes what is going on in the world. We talked after Pele’s death, but she doesn’t know that her son is dead. I can say she lives in her own world.”
Maria Lucia, who tells Pele that they have been called ‘Dico’ in the family since her childhood; “When I say ‘Dico’ to our mom, she immediately pays attention and says, ‘Let’s pray for her.'”
PeleHE CELEBRATED HIS MOTHER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY
Pele’s mother Celeste Arantesturned 100 on November 20, and the legendary football player celebrated his mother’s birthday with his social media account.
Pele used the following statements in that post:
Today we celebrate 100 years of Dona Celeste’s life. She taught me love and peace from my childhood. I can name more than a hundred reasons why I’m grateful to be his son.”
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