pele funeral

By AFP SANTOS: An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill. Throughout the day,…

FIFA President Gianni Infantino gives his condolences to Marcia Aoki, the widow of Brazilian soccer great Pele, during the wake at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil. | Photo Credit: AP FIFA will ask all the world’s countries to name a…

Pele’s son Edinho is pictured with mourners as the body of Brazilian soccer legend Pele is seen in his casket, as he lays in state on the pitch of his former club Santos’ Vila Belmiro stadium. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Brazilian coastal…