The world of football is in mourning… This Thursday, December 29, 2022, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, died at the age of 82 at Albert-Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Information transmitted by his agent Joe Fraga to the AP agency. Shocked by the disappearance of the one who has long been considered the best footballer in the world, Michel Drucker spoke this Friday, December 30, at the microphone of France Info. “The first World Cup that Michel Drucker commented on was the King’s last, in 1970”, explained our colleagues. An event that the 80-year-old host will probably never forget.
“An unforgettable spectacle”
“It was a magnificent moment, it was my first World Cup, I commented on 5 of them… And it’s true that Pelé, seeing him shirtless, going around the stadium for long minutes in tears, saying goodbye to his people and the whole world. He was a great artist, a virtuoso. The final was the absolute masterpiece,” he remembered. For him, seeing the King on the pitch was a “unforgettable show”. And to continue: “He was a living God, there are no other words”.
Still moved by this memorable moment, the husband of Dany Saval sees very clearly the athlete in the process of greeting the crowds. “He couldn’t leave the stadium, he was saying goodbye. He had proven everything. Three World Cups anyway ”, explained, not without emotion, Michel Drucker. “This number 10, this jersey, Pelé, everyone dreamed of it. All the children around the world who dreamed of football had Pelé’s poster in their room. As young people today have the poster of Kylian Mbappé ». Marked by the performance of the football player, the famous presenter also remembers that the color appeared on television at that precise moment. “In 1970, it was the first time that we broadcast a World Cup from the Latin American continent and in color, it was a revolution! » Touching confidences.
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