Pele once revealed that Manchester United were one of several clubs who attempted to sign the Brazilian football icon.
It's a sad day for football as Pele, among the greatest to ever play the game, has passed away at the age of 82 following a long battle with cancer. He was admitted to Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Sao Paulo due to “general swelling” before it was then announced in December that the disease had progressed and needed "greater care related to renal and cardiac dysfunctions".
A statement on Pele's Instagram account read: "Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today. On his journey, Edson enchanted the world with his genius in sport, stopped a war, carried out social works all over the world and spread what he most believed to be the cure for all our problems: love.
