BREAKING: Pele, Brazil's mighty king of soccer, has died. He was 82.
The standard-bearer of"the beautiful game" had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. The medical center where he had been hospitalized for the last month said he died of multiple organ failure as a result of the cancer.
In the conversation about soccer's greatest players, only the late Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are mentioned alongside Pele. The image of Pele in a bright, yellow Brazil jersey, with the No. 10 stamped on the back, remains alive with soccer fans everywhere. As does his trademark goal celebration -- a leap with a right fist thrust high above his head.
Pele was Brazil's first modern Black national hero but rarely spoke about racism in a country where the rich and powerful tend to hail from the white minority."He said that he would never play if he had to stop every time he heard those chants," said Angelica Basthi, one of Pele's biographers."He is key for Black people's pride in Brazil, but never wanted to be a flagbearer.
Brazilian fans hold a banner showing the Brazilian soccer legend Pele with the message 'Get well soon' during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Brazil and South Korea at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. The 1966 World Cup in England -- won by the hosts -- was a bitter one for Pele, by then already considered the world's top player. Brazil was knocked out in the group stage and Pele, angry at the rough treatment, swore it was his last World Cup.
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