Fans gather at Brazilian stadium to mourn soccer great Pelé before Tuesday funeral
Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday.
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Pelé funeral: Fans line up to mourn Brazilian soccer great
SANTOS: Fans lined up early Monday outside the Vila Belmiro Stadium ahead of Pelé’s funeral in his hometown of Santos. The Brazilian soccer great died Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82.
We'll never forget him: Brazil mourns loss of football legend Pele
SAO PAULO/SANTOS, Brazil : Brazil on Friday mourned the death of one of its brightest stars, soccer legend Pele, who died at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer for just over a year.
Brazil in three-day mourning for 'King of Football' Pele
Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82.
Agony and anger for Brazil as World Cup favorites crash out
SAO PAULO: Brazilian soccer fans were overcome by shock, anger and disbelief on Friday (Dec 9) after the World Cup favorites crashed out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage to 2018 runners-up Croatia.
Brazil's Lula says no point arguing why World Cup is in Qatar
LISBON : Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday there was no point arguing why Qatar will host this year's World Cup and that fans should focus on the matches instead.
Brazilian prosecutors seek Piquet probe after Lula 'cemetery' comment
Brazilian prosecutors have asked local police to open an investigation against Nelson Piquet after a video on social media showed the former Formula One world champion saying President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva belongs "in the cemetery". Prosecutor Paulo Roberto Galvao de Carvalho wrote in a document seen by the Reuters news agency that Piquet, a vocal supporter of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, allegedly incited violence against the newly elected president, as well as animosity between the armed forces and the country's constitutional powers. Demonstrations erupted on Sunday in support of Bolsonaro after he was narrowly defeated by Lula, who previously governed from 2003 to 2010.