After criticism FIFA boss Infantino defends selfie at Pelé wake FIFA boss Gianni Infantino: "To help them, I took the phone" © Robert Michael / DPA Gianni Infantino allegedly just wanted to help: The Fifa President defended a selfie at the wake for football legend Pelé – he was asked if he could take a few photos. Gianni Infantino has defended a selfie he took in the FC Santos stadium, in the immediate vicinity of the coffin with Pele lying...
FIFA President Infantino takes selfie at Pelé's wake FIFA President Gianni Infantino (l) caused a stir with the selfie during Pele's wake. photo © Andre Penner/AP/dpa Gianni Infantino should cause a stir with a selfie at the wake for the Brazilian football icon Pelé. Gianni Infantino should cause a stir with a selfie at the wake for the Brazilian football icon Pelé. The 52-year-old president of the world football association FIFA took a picture of himself with the former Santos...
Status: 03.01.2023 04:07 Tens of thousands of people bid farewell to Brazilian soccer legend Pele at FC Santos stadium. In front of the gates, people lined up for more than a kilometer. Thousands of fans bid farewell to Brazilian soccer legend Pelé at the stadium of his longtime club FC Santos. Until the evening (local time), more than 27,000 people passed the body of the three-time world champion lying in state in the middle of the Estádio Urbano Caldeira in...
The wake for Brazilian football legend Pelé has begun in the stadium of his long-standing club FC Santos. On Monday, numerous fans walked past the corpse of the three-time world champion lying in state in the middle of the field. Many floral wreaths were laid, including on behalf of the Brazilian Football Federation (CBF), club FC Santos, star striker Neymar and former international Romário. The coffin had previously been brought to Santos from the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo,...
football legend Wake for "O Rei": Fans say goodbye to Pelé Numerous people say goodbye to Pelé in the FC Santos stadium. photo © Matias Delacroix/AP/dpa Pelé brought the World Cup to Brazil three times and made the beautiful game of the Seleção known all over the world. After his death, the country bows to its football hero. Thousands of fans bid farewell to Brazilian soccer legend Pelé at the stadium of his longtime club FC Santos. They passed the...
The funeral wake of legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé began on Monday with the opening of the doors of the Vila Belmiro stadium, in Santos, for a last tribute from the supporters in front of the coffin, which rests in the center of the lawn of his first Exploits. Access to the Santos FC stadium is authorized "without interruption" until Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time (2 p.m., in France).Three giant banners were placed in the stands of the 16,000-seat enclosure:...
Status: 01/02/2023 12:57 p.m The coffin with the mortal remains of football legend Pelé arrived at the FC Santos stadium in a motorcade. Fans welcomed the hearse with flags waving. The Brazilian is to be buried on Tuesday. The body of Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has arrived at FC Santos stadium for the wake. The motorcade with the coffin of the world-famous footballer arrived at around 4 a.m. (local time) at the Estádio Urbano Caldeira in the Vila Belmiro district,...
The funeral vigil of Pelé, who died Thursday in Sao Paulo at the age of 82 following cancer, will take place Monday at the Santos FC stadium, the team where the "King" has played almost his entire career, and his remains will be buried the next day, the club said in a statement."The funeral wake of the greatest footballer of all time will take place at the Urbano Caldeira stadium, (in the district of) Vila Belmiro, where he amazed the...
08:20: The immense pride of DeschampsThe coach of the Blues did not hide his happiness after the game last night. “It's always a source of immense pride when you get the results you want. This qualification was the last step to reach this final on Sunday. It wasn't easy, but there was a mix of quality, experience, a conquering spirit, even in difficult times. As a coach, it is above all pride in relation to the players. I don't think...
For the first time in the history of the World Cup, an African team will play a semi-final. Portugal's faller (1-0) this Saturday in the quarter, after having subdued Spain in the 8th (0-0, 3-0 on penalties), Morocco awaits its opponent - France or England - that he will challenge on Wednesday at Al-Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor, Qatar.“It's crazy, reacted Sofiane Boufal on TF1. We're living a dream and we don't want to wake up. I felt shivers. " And...
