Death of Pelé: images of funeral vigil in honor of legend of football

Video Monday, January 2, Pelé fans flocked to the Santos stadium, where the coffin of the legend of Brazilian football was exposed.

by video service of the world (with Reuters)

The funeral, scheduled for January 3, will be deprived. But Brazil was able to say goodbye to his legend, footballer Pelé on Monday. A funeral vigil of twenty-four hours was organized at the Urbano-Caldeira stadium, in Santos, where the player forged a large part of his sports career.

There were many fans of “King Pelé” to line up before the stadium doors even open. Antonio Carlos, an aficionado of Pelé, says that he will not leave the stadium without having seen his idol … A dream he will fulfill a few hours later.

/Media reports cited above.