we begin with news of the death of pele widely regarded as the greatest male footballer ever to play what he described as the beautiful game . he passed away in hospital in sao paulo, surrounded by his family, at the age of 82, having suffered from cancer. during his career he became the first, and so far only, player to win three world cups and scored over a thousand goals. he spent almost all of his club career playing in his native brazil after the government declared him a national treasure, and blocked moves overseas but was also a key part in the short lived north american soccer league playing for the new york cosmos. during his life, he was also a charity fundraiser, a campaigner and a politician. joe wilson reports on the life of a true sporting great. 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 succes
for all of you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, welcome to bbc news as we bring you continuing coverage of the death of the brazilian footballer, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, pele. he died at the aged of 82 and had been suffering from cancer. during his career, he won three fifa world cups, the only player to do so, and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, and for his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor. joe wilson reports on the life of one of the true greats. 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. in 1958, 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 ex
the all important second, with just 4 minutes left on the clock. after dwight mcneil had given the hosts the lead, the hosts punished a pair of mistakes with kieran trippier before better ran clear during ten minutes of stoppage time for his first league goal to make sure the points are still. the points are still just a one away win this season for newcastle. but everton out of the bottom three. you forget we are in an amazing possession now points wise. if itt wasn t for them 10. 20 points would be an amazing return, you know, relatively to the last two seasons. so i ve not lost sight of that. we ll see what the appeal brings. but the mentality is key for me. you know, look, you know, we took a knock. we know that. but there s been a lot of knocks here over the last couple of seasons. but the mentality has been growing and growing the team mentality. i can t emphasize that enough. the commitment to each other now, you know, the connection with each other. that s a really po
Let s get some more reaction from brazil now. tim vickery is a south american football expert, based in rio dejaneiro and he explained to me how brazil had been bracing itself for this news. there s an element of being prepared for this moment, but when it comes, it hits people very hard because there s almost no one in brazil who s old enough to remember a world before there was pele. he s so synonymous with the country for winning. for winning in style and for winning in style with a smile on his face. he s the greatest diplomat that brazil has ever produced, the greatest pr machine i think that brazil has ever produced. and to put this in a uk context, it s a little bit like maybe losing winston churchill, lord nelson, paul mccartney, lewis hamilton and bobby charlton all in one. so even though it hasn t come as a surprise, it s still a shock. even in a country where the population,
the king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten. rip king. and former german football great franz beckenbauer tweeted football lost the greatest in its history today and i lost a unique friend. football will be yours forever. rest in peace @pele tim vickery is a south american football expert. he said brazil had been braced for this news. there s an element of being prepared for this moment, but when it comes, it hits people very hard because there s almost no one in brazil who s old enough to remember a world before there was pele. he s so synonymous with the country for winning. for winning in style and for winning in style with a smile on his face. he s the greatest diplomat that brazil has ever produced, the greatest pr machine i think that brazil has ever produced. and to put this in a uk context,