The “Olympic King of Football,” Pelé, passes away at the age of 82
The legendary Brazilian football player died of cancer. Along with Neymar, Pelé was the men’s national team’s all-time leading scorer and a three-time champion of the FIFA World Cup. He was also a global icon of the most widely played sport in the world. Olympic fans can buy Olympic Football Tickets from our website. The king of football is gone. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his stage as Pelé, died on December 29 in So Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 82 after a protracted fight with cancer that had spread to numerous of his internal organs. The Brazilian was the only male football player to win three FIFA World Cup championships (1958, 1962, and 1970), making him one of the most notable athletes of the 20th century. His skill helped to make the Brazilian Selecao and its yellow shirt a household name. Pelé was a gifted all-around football player who garnered admirers on every continent in the world. He was a significant contributor to football’s ascent to the top spot a