Mumbai (The Hawk): He left the world as the most cherished and adored sports star we have ever seen with that name.
Pele, 82, died in a Sao Paulo, Brazil, private hospital after fighting advanced cancer-related complications for about a month.
In September 2021, his colon tumour was removed, but neither his family nor the physicians could say whether cancer had spread to other organs. Recently, he was receiving "elevated care" for "kidney and heart dysfunction."
Pele was named "the greatest" by FIFA, the organisation that governs the sport of football, was named Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999, was listed among the 100 most significant people of the 20th century by TIME Magazine, and was also one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award in 2000.
However, Pele was the first person who made football as "the beautiful game" for millions of followers throughout the world.
He was the original No. 10 in football history, which Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbapp currently wear. He was the brilliant player who loved the game and was so unstoppable that the many defenders he faced had no choice but to foul him.
However, Pele was the pioneer who popularised football as "the beautiful game" for millions of followers throughout the world.
(Inputs from Agencies)
