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PELE THE LEGEND

Tobi Sangotola Jan 12, 2023 0

https://youtu.be/m1HSxhO2hY0 It's just been over a week since the death of Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento - popularly known as Pele. VON sought the minds of Top Nigerian sports journalists and enthusiasts about the…

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Guinea-Bissau Renames Stadium In Honour Of Pele

Mosunmola Ore Jan 6, 2023 0

The West African state of Guinea-Bissau has renamed a sports stadium in its second city Bafata "Pele Stadium" in honour of the late Brazilian football legend. READ ALSO: Cape Verde First Country To Name Stadium After Pele The…

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Football Legend Pele Buried In World’s Tallest Vertical Cemetery

Chidi Nwoke Jan 4, 2023 0

Football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, otherwise known as Pele, has been buried in the World’s Tallest Vertical Cemetery, the Memorial Necropole Ecumenica in Santos, the South-Eastern port city where the Brazilian played most of his…

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Brazil Bids Farewell to Pele with 24-Hour Wake

Mosunmola Ore Jan 2, 2023 0

The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. READ ALSO: Pele’s burial set…

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Football’s Greatest Player: Pele

Mosunmola Ore Dec 30, 2022 0

The Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento popularly known as Pele, who died on Thursday aged 82, was regarded as the game’s greatest player. READ ALSO: Brazil Football Legend Pele Dies at 82 The legend was born in the…

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Pele’s Daughter Says Football Legend Not Under Palliative Care

Chidi Nwoke Dec 5, 2022 0

Brazilian football legend Pele has not been moved to palliative care, one of his daughters revealed, downplaying reports that he was in end-of-life care after the 82-year-old was hospitalised last week to re-evaluate his treatment as he…

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Neymar wants to break Pele’s goal record

Mazino Dickson-Amagada Sep 28, 2022 0

Brazilian striker Neymar is closing in on Pele’s all-time goal record for Brazil, and the Paris Saint-Germain star is determined to make history as quickly as possible. As things stand, the 30-year-old forward has found the…

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Pele Discharged From hospital, Remains In Stable Condition

Chidi Nwoke Apr 22, 2022 0

Brazilian football legend Pele was discharged from hospital on Thursday, Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said, after he was admitted to continue receiving treatment for a colon tumor. Pele's clinical condition is good and stable,…

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Brazilian Football Legend Pele Returns To Hospital For Cancer Treatment

Chidi Nwoke Apr 20, 2022 0

Brazilian football legend Pele returned to hospital as he continues to receive treatment for cancer, Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital said in a medical note. Edson Arantes do Nascimento's clinical condition is good and stable, and he…

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Brazilian Football Legend Pele Continues Recovery In Hospital

Chidi Nwoke Sep 19, 2021 0

Football legend Pele continues to recover from colon surgery, with his family posting a video of the 80-year-old Brazilian smiling while undergoing physiotherapy in his Sao Paulo hospital room. The former Santos, Brazil and New York…

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