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Sad, very sad. But he has brought a lot of people a lot of joy. Watching him was always great! RIP
Obviously not unexpected news but very sad to lose an all time great nonetheless.
RIP
Sad, very sad. But he has brought a lot of people a lot of joy. Watching him was always great! RIP
Damn. It's weird, I know he was very ill and was 82, but Pele has always felt like a god, like he should be immortal.
RIP Pele, The Greatest.
RIP Pele. Thanks for the memories.
I can’t claim to be a football fan, but watching Pele play was just like magic. Every sport has a master, a greatest ever; Pele was just that.
RIP Pele. You and Maradona gone.
RIP Pele to me the greatest
Remember watching the 1970 World Cup, cried when we exited but watched in awe when Brazil destroyed Italy in the Final. Pele was incredible. RIP
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Well before my time but as a football fanatic there can be no name who brought more joy globally than Pelé.
So sad.
Well before my time but as a football fanatic there can be no name who brought more joy globally than Pelé.
So sad.
An icon well beyond his sport.
RIP.
Condolences to family, R.I.P. Pele.
Condolences to the world of football.
RIP Pele.
RIP Pele,
Great player and ambassador for the game.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
RIP PELE
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Sad news a true legend of the game.
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How very very sad. Always professional and never cheated like many of today across world football. What he thought of their antics we’ll never know but I’m sure he had a critical view of the cheats.
His ethic was simple: him against the opposition in the days of contact sport.
What a wonderful man, off and on the pitch.
He opened the doors for football in USA, the sleeping giant! A sad day for sport.
Jim
Football has lost a legend.
RIP Pele.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
Not many in football or any other sport quite like him. A modest man.
RIP Pele. A true legend of the beautiful game.
Would have loved to have seen him play live. Only saw him on the tv in the 1970 World Cup. Great skill tempered with absolute humility
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One thing crossed my mind though. Will his funeral be bigger that Senna's?
Brazil is is highly (politically) divided country at the moment. Pele's funeral can bring people together again. I would not be surprised when he, after his dead, unites the people of Brazil one last time. I hope so.
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RIP Pele, a true legend of his time.
RIP Pele, totally unique footballer and a player with great humility.
One of my enduring memories of Pele was when Banksy (the goalkeeper not the artist) saved his header in the 1970 World Cup group stages.
Brazil still beat us 1-0 and went on to beat Italy 4-1 in the final with Pele scoring first.
RIP Pele, the stats bear it out - you were the best there's ever been.
What a fantastic footballer and genuine nice guy he was.
I am old enough to have followed the World Cups in 1966 on TV (in black and white) and 1970.
I still remember how many defenders actively went out of their way to literally kick him out of the game as it seemed that was the only way to stop him. More often than not Pele would get up and shake them by the hand.
Imagine that happening today.
scooter
A true gentleman and one of the all time footballing greats.
RIP Pele
My favourite footballer of all time, I too remember the 1970 world cup, what a player, every time he had the ball at his feet was just magic.
RIP Pele, Edison Arantes do Nascimento.
Edson.Originally Posted by Nealywheelie
RIP Pele.
Definitely the GOAT IMO.
Cheers,
Neil.
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Pele would have fitted right in here in the forum when reading the first paragraph.
And about the funeral: it’s gonna be huuuge!
Thank you for smacking my fingers with a 12" boxwood ruler.
It brings back many fond memories of my early school years. Please, in mitigation, my big thumbs on this tiny phone screen can throw up some unintentional mis-spellings.
I should, perhaps, spend more time proof reading the dribble that I have written.
Now, again, Edson, Edson, Edson.
That was a great game - and that save!! Gordon Banks was The Goalie.
I still recall Pele and Bobby Moore at the end hugging as though friends. Probably we’re!
Bobby Moore was before his time and one of the best, ever. Pele knew that and that he wouldn’t be kicked up and down the park by him. What a game! Class players.
Jim
Jim
Pele & Bobby Moore had the greatest respect for each other. They swapped shirts at the end of the game. Two players, Pele, a supreme football artist, matched against Bobby Moore, one of the few players on the planet that could stop him.
RIP Edson Arantes do Nascimento
A true gentleman and probably the greatest !!
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