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[ad_1] Top flight football matches in England, Spain, Italy, France will all honour Pele before each match in the upcoming round of games, it was announced on Friday. "In tribute to Pele, Premier League clubs will remember his contribution to football by holding a minute's applause prior to kick-offs," said a statement on the English Premier League's Twitter feed. "Players and match officials will wear black armbands."A similar announcement was made by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC). Serie A action returns after its winter break on Wednesday where a minute's silence will be observed for the Brazilian legend.Games in France's Ligue 1 will be preceded by a minute's applause while a photo of Pele with the World Cup is shown on the big screens in the stadiums. In Spain, La Liga annou...

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the demise of soccer king Pele, saying his outstanding sporting performances and success will keep inspiring the coming generations. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in 1940, Pele died on Thursday. He was 82. Named athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, Pele is the only footballer in history to win three World Cups -- 1958, 1962 and 1970."The passing away of Pelé leaves an irreplaceable void in the world of sports. A global football superstar, his popularity transcends boundaries. His outstanding sporting performances and success will keep inspiring the coming generations," the prime minister wrote on Twitter.The passing away of Pelé leaves an irreplaceable void in the world of sports. A global footbal...

[ad_1] Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82. The death of "The King" who transcended football triggered a wave of tributes around the globe from the sports world and also from political and cultural leaders. Pele died Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo after a long battle with cancer. "We love you infinitely. Rest in peace," daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram.The football world -- from his former teammates to current stars -- came together to honor "O Rei", who transformed the sport during a long professional career that began when he was still a teenager.Brazil star Neymar said Pele "transformed football into ...

[ad_1] The wake for late Brazilian football legend Pele will be held on Monday and his funeral on Tuesday in Santos, the southeastern city where he played most of his career, his former club said after his death. Pele, a three-time World Cup winner who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died on Thursday at the age of 82 -- triggering a wave of tributes from the sports world and beyond. His death after a long battle with cancer was caused by "multiple organ failure," the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement, confirming the news from the legend's family."The wake for the greatest footballer of all time will be held in Urbano Caldeira Stadium, better known as the Vila Belmiro, where he enchanted the world," Santos football club said Thursday in a sta...

[ad_1] Pele was the best-loved footballer of his or any other generation, the eternal master of the beautiful game. He won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, his sumptuous range of skills making him the embodiment of his country's golden age of football. When he finally retired in 1977, Pele had scored more than 1,000 goals. He scored 77 for Brazil, a mark only equalled at the recent World Cup by Neymar.But his impact on his sport went far beyond the pitch as he also became a money-making phenomenon, lending his name to sportswear, credit cards and watches among an array of products.  Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in October 1940, Pele played his first game for Santos as a 15-year-old in 1956.He earned a call-up to the national team a year later, scoring on his debut ag...

[ad_1] Much before Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' moment stirred the football passion in the region, it was the Brazilian maestro Pele who began Bengal's tryst with the 'beautiful game'. Playing against Mohun Bagan on a slushy and jam-packed Eden Gardens on September 24, 1977 in the twilight of his career, the three-time World Cup winner was overwhelmed by the depth of talent a "little known" Indian club possessed. Desperately seeking a revival after the dominance of arch-rivals East Bengal, the PK Banerjee-coached Mariners not only stopped the 'King of Football' from scoring a goal, but almost won 2-1 before a controversial penalty made it a 2-2 draw against the star-studded New York Cosmos.PK had given mid-fielder Gautam Sarkar the big task of man-marking Pele and playing in the dream ...