The same stadium where Pelé’s funeral took place earlier this year was invaded by angry fans on Thursday, the day after Santos was relegated for the first time in the Brazilian league. The historic black and white club at Vila Belmiro Stadium that once impressed fans worldwide is now in debt, politically divided, searching for new heroes and gloomy about its future with less money in the second division as Brazil's soccer becomes increasingly more competitive and expensive. About two dozen fans broke into the stadium as they searched for club president Andrés Rueda, who was at work not too far away at the King Pelé training ground.
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