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Post by darloGAS on Dec 29, 2022 19:01:56 GMT
 Brazilian football legend Pelé, winner of record 3 World Cups and standard-bearer for ‘the beautiful game,’ has died at 82. |
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Post by lostinspace on Dec 29, 2022 19:41:31 GMT
The passing of a gentleman of the game..bless
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 29, 2022 21:34:58 GMT
A True Legend of the beautiful game, the greatest player to ever walk on to a football pitch.
As great a man in all ways, just like Muhammad Ali was during his boxing career.
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 29, 2022 21:42:14 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 29, 2022 23:17:22 GMT
Cristiano Ronaldo pays moving tribute to "eternal King" Pele after death aged 82..Cristiano Ronaldo insists "the entire football world" is in pain after "eternal King" Pele passed away aged 82. Like Ronaldo, Pele is considered as one of the greatest footballers ever to play the beautiful game. The Portugal international, 37, has recognised the Brazilian's profound impact on the sport and has offered his condolences with a moving post on social media. "My deep condolences to all of Brazil, and in particular to the family of Edson Arantes do Nascimento," wrote Ronaldo on Instagram. "A mere "goodbye" to the eternal King Pele will never be enough to express the pain that the entire football world is currently embracing. "An inspiration to so many millions, a reference yesterday, today and forever. The love you always showed me was reciprocated in every moment we shared even from distance. He will never be forgotten and his memory will live forever in each and every one of us football lovers. Rest in peace King Pele." News of Pele's passing broke on Thursday. His official Twitter account posted: "Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pele, who peacefully passed away today. Love, love and love, forever." img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA15MSOF.img?w=768&h=511&m=6&x=457&y=103&s=79&d=79
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Post by bluetornados on Dec 30, 2022 12:06:19 GMT
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Post by bluetornados on Apr 27, 2023 19:49:59 GMT
Football great Pelé enters dictionary to mean 'unique'...By Vanessa Buschschlüterichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/1E7E/production/_128160870_gettyimages-477580795.jpgOne of the game's first global personalities, Pele scored a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 gamesichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/800/cpsprodpb/AC04/production/_128163044_2765774c81f7093d9ccd942d9a1a4d7c09d3e2d1.jpgPele with Pope John Paul II during their meeting at the Vatican on March 18, 1978Pelé, the nickname of the late football legend, has officially become synonymous with "exceptional, incomparable, unique". The Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary, one of the most popular in Brazil, added "pelé" as a new adjective to its online edition. The inclusion came after a campaign by the Pelé Foundation to honour the football star gathered more than 125,000 signatures. Pelé died in December aged 82. The only player to have won the World Cup three times, he is widely considered to be the best footballer in history. During his playing career spanning two decades, he scored a record 1,281 goals with Brazilian club Santos, Brazil's national team, and the New York Cosmos. Since his death from complications from colon cancer, his former club, Santos, sports channel SporTV and the Pelé Foundation had been pressing for the football star's name to be recognised with its own entry in the dictionary. On Wednesday, the publishers behind Michaelis dictionaries announced the word would be included in the digital edition of their Portuguese-language dictionary immediately and in the printed version once the next edition was published. The entry reads: "pe.lé adj. That or someone who is out of the ordinary, who or who by virtue of their quality, value or superiority cannot be equalled to anything or anyone, just like Pelé, nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), who is considered the greatest athlete of all time; exceptional, incomparable, unique." The Pelé Foundation, a charitable organisation created to preserve the player's legacy, said it was a fitting tribute to "the king". "The expression already used to refer to someone who is the best at what they do has been [made eternal] on the pages of the dictionary!" it tweeted.
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