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Brazil begins paying final respects to football giant Pele

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Brazil begins paying final respects to football giant Pele

Pele funeral

Issued on: 02/01/2023 - 18:17Modified: 02/01/2023 - 18:24

It was his field of dreams. Fans filing past Pélé's coffin at the Vila Belmiro stadium outside Sao Paulo, home to the Santos football club where the three-time World Cup winner spent almost all of his career. The 24-hour wake to be followed by a funeral procession where attendees are to include newly sworn-in president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. FRANCE 24's Peter O'Brien tells us more.

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