Mourners have gathered at the stadium of Pelé's former club Santos, where the legendary Brazilian footballer is lying in state.
His coffin was placed in the circle of the pitch at Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, where his body will remain for 24 hours.
"My office has shirts signed by Pele, a picture of him as a goalkeeper, also signed by him. DVDs, photos, a big collection of him."Pele, who spent the majority of his playing career at the Sao Paolo club, had been receiving treatment for colon cancer since 2021. Thousands of people were on the streets as the hearse arrived at Santos' ground on Monday morning, with some waiting overnight in order to see the coffin.Pelé's will be buried tomorrow after a procession through the streets.He told Radio 5 Live: "Pele 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 - but he also belongs to the world.
"It is the people of the streets, the public, who are making this day so beautiful," he told the radio station.
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