that that the right time. pele knew very well that that 1970 world cup was his last chance to win the world cup, to cement last chance to win the world cup, to cement brazil s name as the football nation cement brazil s name as the football nation and cement brazil s name as the football nation and to barely enter the pantheon of the gods. so as many of his team mates told me, he was really his team mates told me, he was really a his team mates told me, he was really a dead set on winning that world really a dead set on winning that world cup, and as you know, brazil, pele world cup, and as you know, brazil, pete did world cup, and as you know, brazil, pete did it world cup, and as you know, brazil, pete did it in world cup, and as you know, brazil, pele did it in such wonderful style. three pele did it in such wonderful style. three delirious weeks in mexico, defeating italy 4 1. your description of him being careful of his energy when he burst into games
about 35 minutes ago. let s cro55 now to the sport centre. holly you have more. it’s now to the sport centre. holly you have more- now to the sport centre. holly you have more. it s interesting to hear some of these have more. it s interesting to hear some of these statements - have more. it s interesting to hear some of these statements and - have more. it s interesting to hear- some of these statements and tweets. and, some people who have covered pele and who have played with him over the years. if for sports journalists like me who were there and did not see it it is incredible to see this reaction. he is a name that transcends the name of football one of the greatest of all time we have heard three times world cup winner and we did know that this news would be coming. he has had had treatment since the 29th of november for colon cancer in heart and kidney problems and he had been battling cancer since september last year. that is not confirmed that pele ha5 that is not confir
start i think he was the first global superstar of any kind, basically. and he transcended the game. i think when you have meet pele and i ve had the chance several times one thing that strikes you is that he is the kind of person that fills the room with his joy, that he is the kind of person that fills the room with hi5joy, with his love and with his smile. you have that singular capability and he stood right there up with the grace of nelson mandela, he held that kind of nelson mandela, he held that kind of christmas i would definitely share the assessment that he transcended the simple game of football. . ~ transcended the simple game of football. . ,, , ., . transcended the simple game of football. . ,, . ., transcended the simple game of football. . . ., football. thank you so much for your thou . hts football. thank you so much for your thoughts in football. thank you so much for your thoughts in that football. thank you so much for your thoughts in that assessment - footbal
the world s greatest players already beginning to react to this news and paying their tributes to pele who has died today at the age of 82. two sao paulo, pictures they are from outside of the hospital of the albert einstein hospital where he had been being treated. pictures there and we have had confirmation from hospital of the time of death 3:27pm local time injust one line in terms of the cause multiple organ failure resulting from the colon cancer that he has been treated for it the last few years. and he could see a number ofjournals gathering their waiting to hear for see a number ofjournals gathering their waiting to hearfor more updates and of course the family have been there for days. we have had that instagram tribute from his daughter only a short while ago where she said, we love you infinitely re5t where she said, we love you infinitely rest in peace. those are the pictures, we will obviously keep
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