RIP Pele (p9)

[SWP's back]

I hope the end comes quickly and as painlessly as possible for him at this stage. A genius of a footballer and lived quite a life.

 

[Gingers Dad]

Could someone post the highlights of the 58 WC final? His two goals are superb

 

[bluethrunthru]

I don't think the World Cup is ever talked about without mentioning Pele. A true icon of the game and the World Cup.

Hopefully I was wrong as news since seems to indicate he is rallying at the moment - hope springs eternal

 

[bluethrunthru]

Could someone post the highlights of the 58 WC final? His two goals are superb

I found this - click on it to link to YT where you can watch it

 

[bluethrunthru]

I was 7 when Brazil won the 1970 World Cup. I remember watching loads of games and I've loved football ever since.

In that era we were blessed with the best childhood heroes Pele, Muhammed Ali, Johann Cruyff.

It was always Cryuff for me - a magician

 

[Gingers Dad]

I found this - click on it to link to YT where you can watch it

Cheers mate. Two years younger than Bellingham

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Sadly dont think he has much longer left.

Currently receiving treatment for cardiac and renal dysfunction as the cancer has spread to other parts of this body

 

[WestGorton]

The Greatest. The Ali of football.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Pele's cancer has advanced, says hospital

Brazil great Pele's cancer is advancing, according to the hospital where the 82-year-old is being treated.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Wretched Vengeance]

Grim. When his time is up, I hope he goes peacefully.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Alan Brazil says hi.

How is Bob Monkhouse these days?

 

[Dirty Harry]

The Greatest. The Ali of football.

Agreed, funny thing is, and maybe what a lot of the younger generations miss, because you had to feel it too, is how much of a global icon he was even back then, when I was a kid, Pele was so well thought of and talked about around the world, the amount of attention he got wouldn’t look out of place even by today’s social media standards.

Think whilst Messi and Maradona were better players, there was a certain romance and popularity around Pele that I’ve never really experienced since with any other player, your mother, your sister, your dog, your cat, literally EVERYBODY, whether they liked football or not, seemed to love him, we know the end is coming and we all hope it’s swift and pain free, but there’ll be generations of people who his passing will genuinely affect.

 

[aguero93:20]

Grim. When his time is up, I hope he goes peacefully.

By the noises coming out of the hospital, they should just pump him chock full of morphine and let him drift off.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

Sadly sounding like the end may be approaching.

 

[FightLikeAGirl]

Christ. Christine McVie, Mark Lanegan, Julee Cruise, Coolio, Martin Duffy, Robbie Coltrane, Terry Hall (yes, I know he was a rag but I loved the Specials), and now Pelé's about to join the celestial football team. Cancer is a bastard.

 

[bluestreak]

Grim. When his time is up, I hope he goes peacefully.

Fortunately, Fentanyl patches usually stop any suffering.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Christ. Christine McVie, Mark Lanegan, Julee Cruise, Coolio, Martin Duffy, Robbie Coltrane, Terry Hall (yes, I know he was a rag but I loved the Specials), and now Pelé's about to join the celestial football team. Cancer is a bastard.

Don't remember Christ passing this year....

 

[bluethrunthru]

Don't remember Christ passing this year....

we are supposed to do so every year - oddly enough about this time of year too

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

we are supposed to do so every year - oddly enough about this time of year too

Easter surely?.

 

[its grim up north]

we are supposed to do so every year - oddly enough about this time of year too

Thought that was Easter:-(