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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mauricio Savarese and Thiago Mostazo

Pelé's 1966 World Cup jacket draws new fans after Bad Bunny wears it at concerts in Brazil

Brazil Bad Bunny Pele - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A jacket worn by football legend Pelé in the 1966 World Cup has become a hit among fans of pop singer Bad Bunny since he borrowed it from a collector’s sports merchandise store and used it in his recent concerts in Sao Paulo, in his first performances on Brazilian soil.

Bad Bunny's tribute to the three-time World Cup winner, who died in 2022 at age 82, also included a change in the lyrics of the song MONACO, sung by the Puerto Rican artist as “scoring a goal after Pelé and Maradona” instead of “Messi and Maradona.”

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