Sunday, March 26, 2023
Village Voice News
ADVERTISEMENT
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Village Voice News
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports

Thousands of fans wait to pay respects to Brazil great Pele

Admin by Admin
January 2, 2023
in Sports
Pele’s coffin was placed on the centre circle in a ceremony on Monday morning (Matias Delacroix/AP)

Pele’s coffin was placed on the centre circle in a ceremony on Monday morning (Matias Delacroix/AP)

0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Support Village Voice News With a Donation of Your Choice.

Thousands of fans have waited to pay their respects to Brazil great Pele as his coffin lies in state at the home of his former club Santos.

Pele, who won the World Cup three times and scored over 1,000 goals in his career, died on December 29 aged 82 after a battle with cancer.

READ ALSO

LIONHEARTED LEON LEADING WITH CAPTAIN’S KNOCK FOR GUYANA

TAYLOR BATS FOR GROWTH IN WOMEN’S CRICKET AS SHE ENJOYS CAMP AT CCG

On Monday, his coffin was placed on the centre circle of the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, where it will lie in state before a private burial on Tuesday.

Former Brazil midfielder Ze Roberto and Pele’s son Edinho were among those who placed his coffin on the pitch during a ceremony before fans and well-wishers were allowed to pay their respects.

Advertisement

Long queues had formed outside the stadium, with some fans waiting overnight for their opportunity to bid farewell to a player many consider the best to have ever lived.

Brazil’s government had declared three days of national mourning after Pele’s death last week.

Among those paying their respects was FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who said the governing body would ask every country in the world to name a stadium in honour of Pele.

Infantino, who was in Brazil for Pele’s funeral in Sao Paulo, told local reporters: “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele.”

Pele’s coffin will lie in state before a private burial on Tuesday (Andre Penner/AP)

In April 2021, Rio de Janeiro abandoned plans to name the famous Maracana Stadium after Pele after it was vetoed by the state governor.

Infantino released a statement on the day of Pele’s death which began: “For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day we lost Pele.”

He described Pele as an “exemplary sportsman” and added: “Pele had a magnetic presence and, when you were with him, the rest of the world stopped.

“His life is about more than football. He changed perceptions for the better in Brazil, in South America and across the world. His legacy is impossible to summarise in words.” (Yahoo! Sport)



Support Village Voice News With a Donation of Your Choice



ShareTweetSendShareSend

Related Posts

Sports

LIONHEARTED LEON LEADING WITH CAPTAIN’S KNOCK FOR GUYANA

by Admin
March 24, 2023

Guyana Harpy Eagles captain Leon Johnson led his team’s fightback with a lionhearted innings, to end Day 1 of Round...

Read more
Sports

TAYLOR BATS FOR GROWTH IN WOMEN’S CRICKET AS SHE ENJOYS CAMP AT CCG

by Admin
March 24, 2023

West Indies legend Stafanie Taylor believes that the continued investment in women’s cricket will bear fruit and she’s excited to...

Read more
Sports

KLAASEN DRIVES PROTEAS TO VICTORY TO LEVEL SERIES WITH WEST INDIES

by Admin
March 22, 2023

Klaasen drives Proteas to victory to level series with West Indies South Africa vs West Indies Third One-Day International Venue: JB...

Read more
Next Post
Coretta McDonald GTU General Secretary

Teachers completed 2022 without recognition from government- Gen Secy McDonald

EDITOR'S PICK

UN News/Laura Quiñones People protest for reparations for stolen land at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt.

2022 Year in Review: Amid global turmoil, UN doggedly pursues international climate agreements

December 28, 2022
Newly elected Members of the RDC of Region 5

18-member Region Five RDC sworn-in  

September 29, 2020
Pharmacist, Brinnet Bernarai receives the first COVID-19 vaccine (first left) even as other health workers are also vaccinated

First COVID-19 vaccine administered in Guyana

February 11, 2021
Colvin Heath-London

NICIL Was Aware of Sub-Letting Agreements

November 23, 2020

© 2022 Village Voice | Developed by Ink Creative Agency

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Editorial
  • Letters
  • Global
  • Columns
    • Eye On Guyana
    • Hindsight
    • Lincoln Lewis Speaks
    • Future Notes
    • Blackout
    • From The Desk of Roysdale Forde SC
    • Diplomatic Speak
    • Mark’s Take
    • In the village
    • Mind Your Business
    • Bad & Bold
    • The Voice of Labour
    • The Herbal Section
    • Politics 101 with Dr. David Hinds
    • Talking Dollars & Making Sense
    • Book Review 
  • Education & Technology
  • E-Paper
  • Contact Us

© 2022 Village Voice | Developed by Ink Creative Agency