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[ad_1] SANTOS: Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos.The oceanside home of the team nicknamed “Peixe” — “fish” in Portuguese — is expecting a huge influx of fans looking to honor …

[ad_1] KOCHI: Pele never came to Kerala during his life span and no one from the state could watch the Brazilian’s exploits at the World Cups live as television was still a distant dream for them then. Yet, he should be credited for making a majority of Keralites fall in …

[ad_1] Salve Jorge, a popular restaurant in Historico Centro district in Brazil’s Sao Paulo, pays homage to the famous ‘Georges’ from across the world. Literally meaning ‘Hail George’, the colonial-styled watering hole displays rows of framed illustrations of well-known namesakes – the saint, Shaw, Harrison, even George of the Jungle …

[ad_1] A rare interaction in Kolkata reveals why Pele held millions spellbound…The room was on the 11th floor. One could see the vast expanse of the city of Kolkata, spread almost like a dream. Inside, a bunch of over-eager people waited anxiously for the legend to arrive. It was Pele’s …

[ad_1] BY: Aditya MallickWhen you think of free-flowing, attacking football teams, you immediately think of Brazil in 1970. Winning a World Cup is difficult, but doing so while scoring goals for fun is even harder.Brazil vs Italy, FIFA World Cup 1970, MexicoIn 1970, Brazil made it look easy against some …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Football legend Pele died on Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was 82. Pele, who is the the only player to win three FIFA World Cups, had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021.The soccer legend scored 77 goals in 92 career matches for the national …

[ad_1] SAO PAULO: As soon as they got the news, Antonio Pereira and his son started running: Pele, the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, had died, and they wanted to be there to mourn him.Pereira and 12-year-old Luis Eduardo were not the only ones overcome with …

[ad_1] Football legend Pele died on Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was 82. Pele, who is the the only player to win three FIFA World Cups, had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalised for the last month with multiple health issues. Pele helped …

[ad_1] SAO PAULO: The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday.Santos, the club where Pelé played in Brazil, said in a statement the public will be able to pay their final respects at …