The soccer great died last week at age 82 after a battle with cancer. He was the only player ever to win three World Cups.
In the 1960s and 70s, Pelé was perhaps the world’s most famous athlete. He met presidents and queens, and in Nigeria a civil war was put on hold to watch him play. Many Brazilians credit him with putting the country on the world stage for the first time.
The crowd was mostly local, although some came from far away. Many mourners were too young ever to have seen Pelé play. The mood was light, as people filtered out of the stadium to local bars, wearing Santos FC and Brazil shirts. FIFA President Gianni Infantino told journalists that every country should name a stadium after Pelé.
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