Brazil legend Pele has died at the age of 82. A rguably the most famous and greatest footballer in the history of the game, he scored 77 goals in 92 appearances for his country and won the World Cup an unprecedented three times.
Chris Beesley pays tribute to one of the finest players the game has ever seen...
Merseyside always extends a warm hand of welcome to football’s finest talents and Pele was the greatest of them all. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the city of Tres Coracoes (Three Hearts) located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais on October 23, 1940, back in his homeland, Pele was known as El Rey – ‘The King’ – to a nation of over 217million people where football, like in these parts, is akin to a religion.
