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General Category => Matters of Life and The Universe => Topic started by: Vyn on December 29, 2022, 03:16:39 PM

Title: Pelé Has Left the Building
Post by: Vyn on December 29, 2022, 03:16:39 PM

He was the first football celebrity I knew anything about as a kid. The fact that a kid in the middle of the USA in the late sixties knew, and discussed, Pelé with his friends, and who all were inspired to play soccer ('cuz that's what we called it) in their backyards by the guy, speaks volumes to how much of a big deal he was.

RIP O Rei do Futebol.

Title: Re: Pelé Has Left the Building
Post by: Zzzptm on December 30, 2022, 06:50:58 AM

I played soccer as a kid because of Pele. Even 82 seems too soon for a man of his legend.

Title: Re: Pelé Has Left the Building
Post by: Charger on December 30, 2022, 07:09:30 AM

Pele was one of the true legends of the game for sure!

He had cancer...

Title: Re: Pelé Has Left the Building
Post by: KiloDeltaCharlie on December 30, 2022, 02:55:44 PM

Alongside Mohammed Ali, Pele is the personification of a sporting legend.

82 is a good age, but it's still a big loss to the world of football.