The death of the original soccer G.O.A.T. Pelé has been mourned across the sporting world and beyond.
Neymar posted on Instagram:"Before Pelé, 10 was just a number. I've read this phrase somewhere, at some point in my life. But this sentence, beautiful, is incomplete.
"The care he always showed for me was reciprocated in every moment we shared, even when we were apart.Pelé celebrates after Brazil won the World Cup at the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City on 21 June, 1970. Pelé passed away on Thursday after a year-long battle with colon cancer.Former Brazil striker Ronaldo wrote on social media:"Unique. Genius. Technical. Creative. Perfect. Unequalled. Where Pele has gone, he has stayed. Never having left the top, he leaves us today.
Pelé is pictured during his time with the New York Cosmos prior to an NASL game at Giants Stadium in New York circa 1977. Tributes poured in from across the sporting world after the announcement of his death on Thursday.FIFA President Gianni Infantino said:"Pelé had a magnetic presence and, when you were with him, the rest of the world stopped.
Pele's daughter, Kely Nascimento, who wrote on Instagram:"We are thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace."
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