So much of the population is extremely young. how much of an inspiration did he remain on and off the field? i mean, in terms of inspiring people to play football, but also knowing who he was as that sort of national hero? yeah, he s. what do you think of when you think of brazil? you might think of the amazon rainforest. you may think of samba and carnival. you will certainly think of football. and that s because of pele. this is a nine. remember, pele is born 52 years after brazil abolished slavery and he becomes the undisputed global king of the game. that s an extraordinary story. it s an unbelievable story. and it s one that should never be taken lightly. as a nine year old child, he watches his father crying as he listens to the radio. as brazil lose the final of the 1950 world cup to uruguay and pele decides to avenge this. and he says it tells his father he s going to avenge this. and just 20 years later, brazil have won the
World leaders have also paid tribute, former us president barack 0bama tweeted: pele was one of the greatest to ever play the beautiful game. and as one of the most recognisable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. our thoughts are with his family and everyone who loved and admired him. and president elect of brazil lula da silva posted: i had the privilege that younger brazilians didn t have: i saw pele play, live. play, no. i saw pele give a show. because when he got the ball he always did something special, which often ended up in a goal. few brazilians took the name of our country as far as he did. to some other breaking news in the last hour or so. english fashion designer dame vivienne westwood has died at the age of 81. she was largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream. a representative said, dame vivienne westwood died