to afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer who was a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died aged 81. whatever you are watching, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company. brazil has declared three days of mourning for pele for many, the world s greatest ever footballer who has died in sao paulo at the age of 82. tributes to the footballer have been pouring in from around the world. during his career he became the first and so far only player to win three world cups and scored over a thousand goals. simon jones has more. a sporting icon who made football beautiful. described by the brazilian football confederation as the greatest sportsperson of all time. he burst onto the international stage at the world cup in 1958, when he wasjust 17. he scored six goals in four matches. he d win the world c
This is bbc news broadcasting in the uk, to pbs in america and around the globe. our top stories. brazil declares three days of national mourning, following the death of pele widely regarded as the best footballer to have ever played the game he won three world cups for brazil a unique feat and scored over a thousand goals during his career. he was an out and out goal scorer and he has played a huge part in footballer. his name is synonymous with football. a military court in myanmar convicts former leader aung san suu kyi of corruption and jailed her for a further seven years in prison the un sends a top official
Enough to be an him as a player? i was fortunate enough to be an 11-year-old - him as a player? i was fortunatel enough to be an 11-year-old child enough to be an 11 year old child watching the world cup beamed in by satellite on the bbc. in 1970. it was the second great event of the tv age, the year after man landed on the moon. and a kind of seemed appropriate that these figures from another planet were being beamed into our living rooms. because we didn t know players then. the brazilian side that has just played in qatar, most of them played domestically in england and we know them inside out. back then, they had these wonderful exotic names! piiiai these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about how these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about how his these wonderful exotic names! pillai talked about how his name, he did not like his nickname very much. it was used for standard grew on him.
To afghanistan to try to convince the taliban to reverse its ban on women working for aid agencies. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer who was a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died aged 81. whatever you are watching, welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company. brazil has declared three days of mourning for pele for many, the world s greatest ever footballer who has died in sao paulo at the age of 82. tributes to the footballer have been pouring in from around the world. during his career he became
We feel a void. we feel sad. but actually, we never lose him. we never lost him. he s forever. with us. he s forever with everyone. off the pitch pele campaigned to improve conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i i would do everything l again and i thank god. pele s great achievements were marked at this year s world cup in qatar as concern for his health grew. the brazilian government has now declared three days of national mourning to pay tribute to a national idol. simon jones, bbc news.