{"id":166690,"date":"2023-01-02T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=166690"},"modified":"2023-01-02T12:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T16:19:50","slug":"peles-funeral-brazil-legend-lying-in-state-in-santos-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/peles-funeral-brazil-legend-lying-in-state-in-santos-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Pele\u2019s funeral: Brazil legend lying in state in Santos\u2019 stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thousands of mourners have gathered to pay their respects to Brazil legend Pele who is lying in state at the ground of his former club Santos.<\/span><\/p>

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Pele\u2019s coffin was placed in the centre of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, with fans filling the stands and lining the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The three-time World Cup winner died at the age of 82 on December 29.<\/span><\/p>\n

There will be a procession through the streets of Santos to a private family burial on Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>

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Brazil\u2019s government declared three days of national mourning after Pele\u2019s death.<\/span><\/p>

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Pele, arguably the world\u2019s greatest ever player, had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele,\u201d said Fifa President Gianni Infantino, who attended the memorial.<\/span><\/p>

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Thousands of fans gathered on the streets as the hearse arrived at the stadium on Monday morning, with some queuing overnight to see the coffin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are talking about a global icon, so this is going to be a huge global occasion,\u201d South American football journalist Tim Vickery told BBC 5 Live.<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cPele is a source of huge pride for Brazil. He is not from Santos but it is a city that he made his home, and he is theirs \u2013 but he also belongs to the world.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Brazilian journalist Ricardo Seyton, who worked closely with Pele during his career, said it was going to be an \u201cintense\u201d day.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is the people of the streets, the public, who are making this day so beautiful,\u201d he told BBC 5 Live.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is amazing to see people in football shirts from all around the world \u2013 that is the legend of Pele.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

SOURCE: BBC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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