Football legend Pelé passed away at the age of 82.
Pelé is one of the most legendary soccer players in history. PDO
People around the world are mourning the death of football legend Pelé, who died at the age of 82. His daughter Kely Nascimento told about his father’s passing yesterday Thursday on his Instagram account.
The last years of the Brazilian great were full of various health concerns, and in the fall of 2021 he was operated on for colon cancer. In the late autumn of 2022, it became clear that Pelé’s cancer treatments did not work as expected and the cancer had progressed.
Several well-known people have expressed their condolences on social media. The actor Will Smith, who smiled at the Oscars, published a picture of himself and Pelé on Instagram.
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– The best player ever. Rest in peace, Smith writes.
The singer also shared Boy George a group photo with the legendary Brazilian. He said that the meeting between the two was memorable.
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– We lost yet another icon. When I met him, he thought I was George Michael, but that was okay. I knew exactly who he was. Rest in peace, the artist writes.
British actor and comedian Russell Brand wrote a message on Twitter remembering Pelé. Brand praises Brass’ rise to stardom from rather modest circumstances.
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– The past evaporates faster after we lose this champion, Brand writes.
Even former US presidents sent their condolences. Bill Clinton described Pelé as a global icon.
– Pelé was one of the best players in history. As one of the most famous athletes in the world, he understood that sports bring people together. Our thoughts are with his family and fans, Barack Obama writes in his update.
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Supermodel Naomi Campbell published a long text in which she emphasized the influence of the soccer legend on people around the world.
– You were and always will be unique, Campbell praises in his writing.