FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended himself after he was criticised for taking a selfie next to Pele's coffin during the Brazilian legend's wake.
Infantino joined thousands of other people who travelled to Brazil to pay their respects to Pele, who died last Thursday at the age of 82 following a battle with colon cancer. The iconic forward is being laid to rest on Tuesday after a 24-hour wake where his coffin was housed on a temporary structure on the pitch of his former club, Santos.
Infantino sparked a furious backlash online after he was pictured posing for a selfie with some of Pele's friends and family just yards away from the open casket.
