A Brazil supporter poses with a sign for Brazilian former football player Pele

THE FAREWELL TO A GENIUS

Football, in mourning: The reactions to the death of Pele

Published New:29/12/2022 - 20:47h

Updated New:29/12/2022 - 22:58h

Since the death of Pelé, 'O Rei' of football, was announced, there have been many clubs, players and personalities who have bid farewell to one of the best footballers in history

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The world surrenders in front of Peeled, the king of the football. It has died to his 82 years after a long battle against the cancer and after happening a month hospitalizado in São Paulo, in his natal Brazil. It leaves a life memorable and full of successes, dreams and goals: a difficult legend to equalise.

Edson Arantes do Nascimento Will remain in the memory of all like one of the best players of the history and a 'advanced' to his period. It left an infinity of goals to remember and a path to the height of the 'chosen', reason by which the world of the football has surrendered in front of him and has dumped to give him the last goodbye.

They have been a lot of the messages and images that have trascended in the last hours to sack to 'Or Rei', the one who, definitely, has left his name written in gold in the books of history. We review the messages that go producing:

The first has been the one of his daughter, Kely Nascimento, the one who has commissioned to give the last goodbye to his father: "All what are is thanks to you, love you infinitely. That it rest in peace", it wrote beside a photography of all they accompanying to Peeled in the hospital.

"The Barça regrets deeply the death of the "Rei" Peeled, one of the best players of all time. With him, the football did bigger. It rest in peace", it has been the message of the FC Barcelona to sack to the Brazilian.

The Real Madrid, by his part, has issued a communiqué expressing that "the Real Madrid wants to express his condolencias to his familiar, to his beings wanted, to his clubs, to the Brazilian Confederation and to all the fans to the football in Brazil and all over the world. The legend of Peeled will remain for ever in the memory of all those that love this sport and his legacy turns him into one of the big myths of the world-wide football".

From LaLiga have written: "A legend of the world-wide football. LaLiga Expresses his condolencias by the demise of Peeled and move our more felt condolence to his familiar and friends. It rests in peace, 'Or Rei'".

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