adminTHOUSANDS of fans lined the streets of Santos for Pele’s funeral.
And the new Brazil president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was among those to pay tribute to the national icon ahead of his burial.
The three-time World Cup winner passed away last Thursday aged 82 following a battle with cancer. His body was placed in an open coffin in the middle of the Vila Belmiro Stadium in the Brazilian city where he played for 18 years with 230,000 mourners filing past after a 2km queue.
The coffin was carried by ex-Brazil midfielder Ze Roberto as well as Pele’s son Edinho, with floral wreaths sent by Neymar, Vinicius Junior and Real Madrid. – The Sun
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