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8:56 p.m. : Deluge of tributes after the death of the legend Pelé. One word for the Brazilian Football Federation: “Eternal”. Three for Emmanuel Macron: “The Game. The King. Eternity.”
8:50 p.m. : “Before Pelé, football was just a sport. Pelé changed everything.”
“His magic will remain”writes the Parisian striker on Instagram, after the death of Pelé. “He turned football into art, into entertainment. He gave voice to the poor, to blacks and above all, gave visibility to Brazil.”
8:50 p.m. : In 2019, after his meeting with Kylian Mbappé, Pelé was hospitalized in emergency in Paris. The Parisian player then returned to see him with his parents, in all discretion. “His attitude touched me a lot”, had declared the Brazilian legend to Special Envoy. In the field, “ihe looks like me“he added.
8:35 p.m. : The king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten. RIP KING ??… https://t.co/F55PrcM2Ud
8:35 p.m. : “The king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten.”
The 24-year-old tricolor international salutes the memory of Pelé, whom he met in Paris in 2019.
8:31 p.m. : A inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today. Love, love and love, forever. https://t.co/CP9syIdL3i
8:30 p.m. : “Love, love, love, forever.” On the official Pelé Twitter accounta final message confirms the death “in peace” from “King Pele”whose life was marked by “Inspiration and Love”.
8:27 p.m. : Were you too young to follow Pelé’s exploits on the pitch? Catch-up session: our journalist Charlotte Diry presents the five key dates in the career of the king of footballuntil his retirement in 1977, at the age of 37.
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8:23 p.m. : Decades after the end of his career, Pelé remains the man of many records:
• Sole player triple world champion
• Youngest world champion and youngest scorer in a World Cup final (17 in 1958)
• Top scorer in the history of the Brazilian team (77 goals, tied with Neymar)
• 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches, world record approved by Fifa, including friendly matches
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(OMAR TORRES / AFP)