The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral.
Workers set up tents at the Vila Belmiro stadium, the home of the Santos FC soccer club where soccer legend Pele played most of his career, in Santos, Brazil, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. SAO PAULO — The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday.
Santos said the coffin carrying the three-time World Cup champion will leave Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo early Monday morning and will be placed in the center circle of the field.Pelé's casket will be carried through the streets of Santos and will pass in front of the home of his 100-year-old mother, Celeste. Recent reports in Brazilian media say Pelé's mother cannot leave her bed and is not lucid.
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