NFT------Pele dead aged 82

[LennG]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/breaking-pele-dead-aged-82-reports/ar-AA15MD53

 Maybe the greatest soccer player ever has passed away at the age of 82 from colon cancer.

I still remember when he came to play for the NY Cosmos and filled the Stadium every game.

Truly a legend.

May he RIP

[Slugsy-Narrows]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/breaking-pele-dead-aged-82-reports/ar-AA15MD53

 Maybe the greatest soccer player ever has passed away at the age of 82 from colon cancer.

I still remember when he came to play for the NY Cosmos and filled the Stadium every game.

Truly a legend.

May he RIP

Wow!

I will never forget when I watched him perform the bicycle kick, I went out that week and tried it in soccer practice and BUSTER BY AS$ bad! Lol

He was amazing to watch back in the day!

He brought recognition to the sport in this country!!

May he Rest in Peace

[kartanoman]

He was the ambassador who dared this country to imagine the possibility making soccer a legitimate sport in this country. He did so through his love and passion of the sport and left a lasting impression on every child who then went on to build its foundation from a pure, grass-roots effort to where the game is today: a men's national team capable of making it to the knockout round in the World Cup and a women's national team that became the most dominant team on the planet. Every one of them, and everyone else who has played the game in some organized manner, owes a debt of gratitude to a man from Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the greatest player of all-time, and the perfect ambassador for planting the seeds in this country to one-day accomplish what was once unthinkable: hosting the World Cup on American soil (1994), the US Men's National Team reaching the 2002 World Cup Quarterfinals and millions of children who wanted to play soccer which grew the sport in this country to where we are today. I laid eyes on him at Giants Stadium in July of 1977, watched him on TV and heard his message; I was converted for life.

The man was not perfect (who is?) but his legacy will live on for generations to come. The man, simply known as Pelé.

Rest in peace, Edson, and thank you for all the memories!

[uconnjack8]

One of the few truly transcendent athletes. RIP

[DaveBrown74]

One of the few truly transcendent athletes. RIP

Apart from Ali, I can't think of a more transcendent GLOBAL athlete than Pele.

[babywhales]

Growing up we had  Cosmo's season tickets, I loved watching him with Giorgio Canalia andFranz Beckenbauwer (sp?) . 

Meeting Pele at soccer camps was surreal at that time of my life. He really was a hero of my childhood 

A childhood hero of mine and I have many great memories of him 

I'm sorry l to hear news

RIP Pele