Pelé dies aged 82: tributes paid to a football great
30-Dec-2022 02:00:23 | The Guardian
It is worth remembering that Neymar equalled Pelé’s scoring record for Brazil at the World Cup. Both players have 77 goals for their country.
Neymar, the player who now wears the Brazil No 10 shirt made famous by Pelé, posted on Instagram:
Before Pelé, “10” was just a number. I’ve read this phrase somewhere, at some point in my life. But this sentence, beautiful, is incomplete. I would say before Pelé football was just a sport. Pelé has changed it all. He turned football into art, into entertainment He gave voice to the poor, to the blacks and especially: He gave visibility to Brazil. Soccer and Brazil have raised their status thanks to the King! He’s gone but his magic remains. Pelé is FOREVER!!
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