Three days to salute the memory of a king. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who will cede power this weekend, declared Friday, December 30, a three-day mourning for the death, Thursday, of legendary footballer Pelé, in a decree published in the Official Journal. It is “a mark of respect after the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé”, can we read in this decree. Follow our live.
How many goals has the king of football really scored? Our journalist Pierre Godon looks back on the controversies surrounding Pelé’s total goals scored throughout his career. Several figures are circulating, and there is no real way to verify, in the absence of images.
A funeral wake at the Santos stadium. A funeral wake, open to the public, will take place on Monday and will last 24 hours, at the stadium of Santos FC, the club where the eternal number 10 shone from 1956 to 1974.
A fatal disease. Pelé, real name Edson Arantes do Nascimento, died aged 82 from complications “multiple organ failure”, announced the Albert-Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, where he was admitted exactly a month ago. He suffered from colon cancer.