I think that young people, the future generations, have to know and remember who Pele was and the joy he brought to the world: Infantino theSun theSundaily Pele brazil respects stadium RestInpeace
Fans of late Brazilian football legend Pele gather outside the Urbano Caldera stadium to attend his wake in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 2, 2023. AFPPIX: Thousands of people gathered Monday in the Brazilian city of Santos to bid farewell to football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele, who died aged 82 on Thursday from colon cancer.
Infantino said he planned to propose that all national football federations around the world name a stadium after the three-time FIFA World Cup winner , along with his Brazilian national team. Fans waited more than three hours to view the casket, with the line at one point stretching some two kilometers.
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