Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Pele) R.I.P.

[Flyaway]

Truly someone who the word greatest does apply to.

https://news.sky.com/story/brazilian-football-star-pele-has-died-at-the-age-of-82-12775924
Two greats one picture:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1608543700635860993

View: https://twitter.com/AliCenter/status/1608543700635860993

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42751517
https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/64093914
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-30234314
https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/64083207

 

[Flyaway]

My dad says he saw Pele play in person at the 1958 World Cup. That was his first World Cup at 17.

 

[Archibald]

My dad was 9 in 1958 and clearly remembered that World Cup. He had to wait 25 more years for France to achieve something again (1982 my horror - Toni Harald Schumacher demolition of Battiston - what a SOB !)

 

[Archibald]

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/rip-pele.40764/
Thread merge up please !

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64125254

 

[Foo Fighter]

RIP to one of civilisations gentle giants. On and off the pitch his example of how to be a decent human being, he created goodwill in swimming pool sized vats. Legendary, one of the few that will be missed across the globe.
RIP.