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Pele's funeral: Brazil legend given joyous send-off

Headlines 09:38 04 Jan, 2023
If Monday's wake for Brazilian football legend Pele was a day of reflection
Pele's funeral: Brazil legend given joyous send-off

The 82-year-old, who many regarded as the world's best football player, died on 29 December, Qazet.az reports.

His coffin arrived in Santos on Monday, where thousands of mourners came to pay their respects at the ground of his former club - some even queued overnight. 

On Tuesday, supporters' club Torcida Jovem gathered outside the Urbano Caldeira stadium ahead of the casket leaving. Fans waved huge black and white banners, the colours of Santos Football Club. Many wore the number 10 shirt that Pele made so famous. 

"Only Pele, 1,000 goals," they repeatedly chanted as people beat drums and danced in the street.