FIFA, world soccer's governing body, tells competition organizers to observe a minute's silence before matches this weekend, as well as over the coming week, in honor of the sport’s ‘eternal king’ Pele.
The sporting world expressed its sorrow at the death of one of its greatest heroes on Friday, bidding farewell to BrazilianBrazil’s Pele, a prolific goalscorer who won the World Cup an unprecedented three times as a player in 1958, 1962, and 1970, died on Thursday, December 29, aged 82 after a long battle with cancer.
FIFA has also written to its over 200 member associations asking competition organizers to observe a minute’s silence before matches this weekend, as well as over the coming week. The Premier League and EFL added that players will wear black armbands during this weekend’s matches, while Spain’s LaLiga and Italy’s Serie A said they would observe a minute’s silence ahead of games.
Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric said Pele was “one of the greatest of all time,” while Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi posted a black and white photo of a young Pele smiling, writing on Twitter, “your legacy will be eternal.”
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