Sao Paulo > Football legend Pele returns with memories. Today is culture. Pele’s body was laid out for public viewing at the Santos club stadium, where he grew up playing. Players and fans flock to the Urbano Cardeira Stadium. Pele closed his eyes on the flower-filled platform in the middle of the pitch. Family and friends pay tribute with tears.
Celeste, a hundred year old mother, came to see her son for the last time. His wife, Marcia Awoki winced. FIFA President Infantino comforted them. Infantino asked each country to name a stadium after Pele. The line of spectators stretched for kilometers outside the stadium. Waiting with flowers and shirts.
Yesterday morning, the body was brought to Santos from the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. Only family members are allowed at the funeral. Burial will be in Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial, Santos.
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