Tag: Pele

FIFA urges all member nations to name one stadium after Pele

Aminu Imam

The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) has urged all its 172 member nations to name one of their stadiums after the Late Brazilian football icon, Pele. Gianni Infantino, FIFA president made the appeal at a 24-hour public wake for Pele which began on Monday at the Santos’ Urbano Caldeira Stadium. Speaking at the procession, the FiFA President said the best way to immortalise Pele and his impact on football was to make sure his name appear in stadiums in all countries. “We’re going to ask every country in the…

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Pele, Brazil’s skilled soccer star who charmed the world, dies at 82

Aminu Imam

Pele, the magical Brazilian soccer star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died at the age of 82, his daughter said on Instagram, yesterday. The soccer maestro had been in and out of hospital in recent months after a tumor was found on his colon. Pele, whose given name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, scored a world record 1,281 goals, and is the only player ever to win the World Cup three times. With sublime skills and a winning…

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