it happen. it only exists because of him. he was the best ambassador that we could have ever asked for our football, and he was a great ambassadorfor football, and he was a great ambassador for brazil, football, and he was a great ambassadorfor brazil, he football, and he was a great ambassador for brazil, he took brazil s name all over the world in a dimension that we could never, ever imagine as a third world country, as a country with so many problems, and all over the world come as a brazilian committee go somewhere committee introduce yourself as a brazilian component of the first things you hear is, oh, pele, it s like he unites everyone around the world. he such a strong reference. the iconic image and personification of a brazilian. his life story as a black man who comes from a very simple background, a humble family from a small town, and he goes and he wins everyone over
correspondentjoe wilson. the challenge in brazil is to express on a suitable scale at the to the country. the most noticeable man backs decorated as tribute. on. this is the famous stadium, and fans gathered where pele played for nearly 20 years. football is his route out of poverty, but as pele s re advanced alongside broadcasting technology, so his image became global. by1970, the technology, so his image became global. by 1970, the third world cup palais would win, a young emrit, the impact was profound. he wrote today about to pele, i remember seeing a black man playing on tv, a black man loved by everyone. a black man who has the best player on the pitch. it
are among those in action tonight. a reminderof ourtop a reminder of our top story, pele sadly a reminder of our top story, pele sadly dying a reminder of our top story, pele sadly dying at the age of 82 years old. tributes from around the world have flooded in. you can follow all of that on have flooded in. you can follow all of that on the bbc sport website. that is of that on the bbc sport website. that is all of that on the bbc sport website. that is all we ve got time for for now that is all we ve got time for for now. join that is all we ve got time for for now. join us that is all we ve got time for for now. join us after 10:30pm where we will have details of the new year s review will have details of the new year s review. thank you very much for watching review. thank you very much for watching. goodbye. burro! seventh try! it is a little known - win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds rhinos rob burrow where do you start to matter absolute legend.