Soccer Star Pele Buried in Brazil
2023-01-05
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1Pele, considered by many the best soccer player ever, was buried on Tuesday in his home city of Santos in Brazil.
2Pele led Brazil to three World Cup championships: in 1958, 1962 and 1970.
3He was one of the world's most famous athletes in the 1960s and 1970s.
4He met presidents and queens, and a civil war in Nigeria was temporarily stopped so people could watch him play.
5Many Brazilians believe Pele's soccer skills put the country on the world stage for the first time.
6Thousands of soccer fans attended his funeral in the stadium he made famous, Vila Belmiro.
7He started playing for the Santos football club at 15 years old.
8There were enough flowers from fans and well-known players including Neymar and Ronaldo to fill one part of the stadium.
9Behind one of the stadium's goals were lines of shirts with Pele's number 10.
10And the sound of the song "Eu sou Pelé" ("I am Pelé") filled the air.
11Among the mourners were Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
12FIFA is the organization that runs world soccer and puts on the World Cup.
13Infantino said every country should name a stadium after Pele.
14"I am here with a lot of emotion, sadness, but also with a smile because he gave us so many smiles," Infantino said.
15"As FIFA, we will pay a tribute to the 'King' and we ask the whole world to observe a minute of silence."
16Manoel Maria, Pele's best friend and a former Santos player was there.
17He said: "If I had all the wealth in the world I would never be able to repay what this man did for me and my family."
18Caio Zalke called Pele "the most important Brazilian of all time" while waiting to get into the stadium.
19One girl, Geovana Sarmento, came with her father.
20They waited three hours to get inside.
21She said, "He is one of the greatest people ever, we needed to honor him."
22One man, however, criticized some famous Brazilian soccer players who missed the funeral.
23"Where's Ronaldo Nazario? Where's Kaká, where's Neymar?" asked Claudionor Alves, who works at a bakery next to the stadium.
24"Do they think they will be remembered like Pelé will? These guys didn't want to stop their vacations, that's the problem."
25After the ceremony, Pele's casket, covered with the flags of Brazil and Santos football club, was driven through the streets on a fire truck to the cemetery.
26I'm Dan Friedell.
1Pele, considered by many the best soccer player ever, was buried on Tuesday in his home city of Santos in Brazil. 2Pele led Brazil to three World Cup championships: in 1958, 1962 and 1970. He was one of the world's most famous athletes in the 1960s and 1970s. 3He met presidents and queens, and a civil war in Nigeria was temporarily stopped so people could watch him play. Many Brazilians believe Pele's soccer skills put the country on the world stage for the first time. 4Thousands of soccer fans attended his funeral in the stadium he made famous, Vila Belmiro. He started playing for the Santos football club at 15 years old. 5There were enough flowers from fans and well-known players including Neymar and Ronaldo to fill one part of the stadium. Behind one of the stadium's goals were lines of shirts with Pele's number 10. And the sound of the song "Eu sou Pelé" ("I am Pelé") filled the air. 6Among the mourners were Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and FIFA president Gianni Infantino. FIFA is the organization that runs world soccer and puts on the World Cup. Infantino said every country should name a stadium after Pele. 7"I am here with a lot of emotion, sadness, but also with a smile because he gave us so many smiles," Infantino said. "As FIFA, we will pay a tribute to the 'King' and we ask the whole world to observe a minute of silence." 8Manoel Maria, Pele's best friend and a former Santos player was there. He said: "If I had all the wealth in the world I would never be able to repay what this man did for me and my family." 9Caio Zalke called Pele "the most important Brazilian of all time" while waiting to get into the stadium. One girl, Geovana Sarmento, came with her father. They waited three hours to get inside. She said, "He is one of the greatest people ever, we needed to honor him." 10One man, however, criticized some famous Brazilian soccer players who missed the funeral. "Where's Ronaldo Nazario? Where's Kaká, where's Neymar?" asked Claudionor Alves, who works at a bakery next to the stadium. "Do they think they will be remembered like Pelé will? These guys didn't want to stop their vacations, that's the problem." 11After the ceremony, Pele's casket, covered with the flags of Brazil and Santos football club, was driven through the streets on a fire truck to the cemetery. 12I'm Dan Friedell. 13Dan Friedell adapted this story for VOA Learning English based on a report by the Associated Press. 14_______________________________________________________________ 15Words in This Story 16stage -n. a platform where a performance takes place 17stadium -n. a large building with many rows of seats where sporting events take place 18smile -n. an expression on your face that shows happiness 19tribute -n. something done to show respect or affection or someone 20bakery -n. a place where bread and other grain products are made into baked items 21guy -n. a casual way of saying a man or person 22casket -n. the box where a body is placed before being buried 23______________________________________________________________ 24We want to hear from you. How will you remember Pele? 25We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 26Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.