the greatest, it s opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of exhaustion. when brazil beat sweden in the final, one opponent said when he watched pele, he felt like applauding. injury limited his role in the 1962 world cup. in1966, well, opposing teams knew they had to stop pele one way or another. four years later, in 1970 in mexico, pele was part of a brazilian team widely regarded as the best set of players ever. they won the world cup with a freedom of expression and fluency never seen before. it was pele s last world cup. without him, brazil waited another 2a years before winning the trophy again. pele remained in demand. after all, he was one of the most famous names
Gathering journalists have been gathering there as that news has emerged. you are watching bbc news, if you have justjoined us we are staying with that news that has emerged 60 minutes ago that the brazilian football widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, pele has died today at the age of 82. he had been suffering from cancer during his career he won three world cups, the only player ever to do that and received countless awards and titles over the years. in brazil, widely heralded as a national hero for his achievements in football and repeated calls to improve social conditions of the pooh improve social conditions of the poor. we will start this hour with joe wilson who has a report on the life of one of football true greats.