You will be shocked about this...Pele is dead,
Privacy and cookie settings Brazilian legend Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 after battling Cancer. Wikipedia source. Edson Arantes do Nascimento ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɛdsõ(w) aˈɾɐ̃tʃiz du nasiˈmẽtu] ; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), known mononymously by his nickname Pelé ( Portuguese pronunciation: [peˈlɛ] ), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward . Regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA , [1] [2] he was among the most successful and popular sports figures of the 20th century. In 1999, he was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee and was included in the Time list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century . In 2000, Pelé was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century . Hi