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Brazil began three days of mourning on Friday, a day after the death of football icon Pelé, a national hero considered one of the sport’s greatest players.
Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82 after a long battle with cancer. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced a period of mourning in a decree he signed on Friday, two days before leaving office.
Soccer fans and admirers around the world mourned and paid tribute to Brazil’s ‘King Pelé’ who died Thursday at the age of 82.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known to the world as Pelé, rose from poverty to become one of the greatest athletes in modern history. He is the only man to win three World Cups as a player, scoring 12 goals in 14 World Cup matches.
One of the many pictures displayed in honor of Pelé in Brazil can be seen on a building in Sao Paulo on Thursday night.
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Elsewhere, a teenager poses in front of the flag of Brazil’s last soccer star outside the Vila Belmiro stadium, home of soccer club Santos FC, in the Brazilian coastal city on Thursday. Pelé played most of his career with Santos FC.
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Other fans went to the Pelé Museum in Santos on Friday to take photos.
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And this fan, below, took a picture next to a statue depicting the football legend, also in Santos, on Friday. Fans will be able to pay their last respects to Pelé during the funeral ceremony at the Santos stadium on Monday and Tuesday.
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Also on Friday, fans of Antonio da Paz and Renato Souza stood in front of the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, holding mementos in honor of the hero.
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Newspapers from around the world paid tribute to Pelé with front page coverage. Brazilian daily O Globo has an edition of four commemorative covers highlighting the career of the late soccer star. On its front page, Spain’s El Pais said, “Farewell to Pele, the ‘king’ of football,” with a picture of him celebrating his 1970 World Cup victory.
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French sports daily L’Equipe changed its headline colors to reflect the green and yellow of Brazil, with a picture of a young Pelé gracing its cover. There are also the words “Pelé. He is the King.”
Below, a woman holds a Brazilian daily newspaper headlined by Pele’s death at a newsstand in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.
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