Brazil legend Pele is due to be buried later today after thousands of fans queued to pay their respects as his coffin lay in state at the home of his former club Santos Follow all the latest updates here ⤵️
Pele’s funeral: Live updates from Brazil legend’s lying-in-state at Santos stadium before he’s buried today
Football fans cheer as they pay their last respects to the late Brazilian soccer great Pele during his wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil Brazil legend Pele is due to be buried later today after thousands of fans queued to pay their respects as his coffin lay in state at the home of his former club Santos.
His coffin was placed on the centre circle of the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo yesterday ahead of a private burial today., with some fans waiting overnight for their opportunity to bid farewell to a player many consider the best to have ever lived. A funeral procession will then carry Pelé’s coffin through the streets of the city of Santos, including passing down the street where Pelé’s 100-year-old mother, Celeste Arantes, lives.
The procession will continue to Pelé’s final resting place, the Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica cemetery, where a private funeral will be held for family members.
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