Pele 'immortal', says football's ruling body FIFA / Photo: Fabrice COFFRINI - AFP/File
CMSC
-0.0650
The Prague Post - Pele 'immortal', says football's ruling body FIFA
EUR
-
AED 4.188674
AFN 75.843643
ALL 93.82096
AMD 416.103902
AOA 1045.884523
ARS 1694.663361
AUD 1.629636
AWG 2.05299
AZN 1.9408
BAM 1.956288
BBD 2.293242
BDT 140.44507
BHD 0.429396
BIF 3401.430056
BMD 1.14055
BND 1.469703
BOB 12.644157
BRL 5.799736
BSD 1.138554
BTN 109.889476
BWP 15.727514
BYN 3.265815
BYR 22354.776053
BZD 2.289942
CAD 1.606025
CDF 2577.642277
CHF 0.929422
CLF 0.027486
CLP 1081.754496
CNY 7.723917
CNH 7.720376
COP 3671.030609
CRC 518.115747
CUC 1.14055
CUP 30.22457
CVE 110.291573
CZK 24.127589
DJF 202.74796
DKK 7.475961
DOP 66.304812
DZD 151.83592
EGP 58.456254
ERN 17.108247
ETB 183.768654
FJD 2.56772
FKP 0.856096
GBP 0.854037
GEL 2.993979
GGP 0.856096
GHS 13.24119
GIP 0.856096
GMD 84.401234
GNF 9989.012592
GTQ 8.686169
GYD 238.207393
HKD 8.944294
HNL 30.495813
HRK 7.533351
HTG 148.860645
HUF 359.762426
IDR 20521.912526
ILS 3.474514
IMP 0.856096
INR 109.62873
IQD 1491.57245
IRR 1568255.973375
ISK 143.014139
JEP 0.856096
JMD 180.590344
JOD 0.808681
JPY 186.564295
KES 147.644505
KGS 99.741222
KHR 4603.947789
KMF 494.99854
KRW 1671.886558
KWD 0.353662
KYD 0.948837
KZT 541.36518
LAK 25781.4377
LBP 101960.259774
LKR 382.625543
LRD 206.079652
LSL 19.231102
LTL 3.367748
LVL 0.689907
LYD 7.285723
MAD 10.662569
MDL 20.124025
MGA 5045.12708
MKD 61.590379
MMK 2395.153746
MNT 4099.131858
MOP 9.196997
MRU 45.442152
MUR 54.084915
MVR 17.621765
MWK 1974.241045
MXN 19.888454
MYR 4.658118
MZN 72.856824
NAD 19.231102
NGN 1558.02479
NIO 41.898442
NOK 10.914831
NPR 175.820278
NZD 1.968332
OMR 0.437834
PAB 1.138584
PEN 3.874768
PGK 5.093026
PHP 70.404425
PKR 316.261953
PLN 4.313474
PYG 6883.628332
QAR 4.139234
RON 5.213338
RSD 117.41932
RUB 88.961544
RWF 1677.674792
SAR 4.274311
SBD 9.216903
SCR 15.357094
SDG 684.89354
SEK 11.036984
SGD 1.471018
SLE 27.62981
SOS 650.645354
SRD 43.104231
STD 23607.07807
STN 24.504937
SVC 9.962488
SZL 19.228296
THB 38.280844
TJS 10.503331
TMT 3.991924
TND 3.374843
TRY 54.01781
TTD 7.735932
TWD 36.931916
TZS 3010.829064
UAH 51.024799
UGX 4292.034102
USD 1.14055
UYU 45.721016
UZS 13779.440767
VES 845.491158
VND 30024.973448
VUV 135.352588
WST 3.14372
XAF 656.103573
XAG 0.019211
XAU 0.000279
XCD 3.082393
XCG 2.052012
XDR 0.815982
XOF 656.112204
XPF 119.331742
YER 272.078451
ZAR 19.0677
ZMK 10266.319355
ZMW 21.091989
ZWL 367.25657
- Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars 500% on debut as AI fuels shortages
- Laxman hails 'very mature' Sooryavanshi, 15, after series win
- Alonso says 'great signing' Rogers can rejuvenate Chelsea
- Chinese chipmaker CXMT soars more than 500% on debut
- Oil prices sink as US-Iran pause fuels fresh Hormuz hopes
- Japan's 'King Kazu', 59, scores his first goal for four years
- Indonesia central bank chief steps down early: govt
- Film recounting bloody Punjab crackdown caught in India's crosshairs
- Gaza teen triumphs despite war, loss and displacement
- Make smoking cool again? Pop culture reboots the vice
Pele 'immortal', says football's ruling body FIFA
FIFA said Pele was simply "immortal" after the Brazil legend, named by world football's governing body as the greatest player of the 20th century, died on Thursday aged 82.
"For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day we lost Pele," FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement.
"Today, we all mourn the loss of the physical presence of our dear Pele, but he achieved immortality a long time ago and therefore he will be with us for eternity."
Pele is the only footballer to have won three FIFA World Cups.
He was just 17 when he won with Brazil in Sweden in 1958. Pele won the World Cup again in Chile in 1962, despite being forced out of much of the tournament due to injury.
He lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy for the third and final time in Mexico in 1970.
"Pele: immortal -- forever with us," FIFA said on its website.
Infantino said Pele was unique, as he sent his condolences to his family, Brazil and all football fans.
"His skill and imagination were incomparable. Pele did things that no other player would even dream of," Infantino said.
"Most importantly, 'The King' rose the throne with a smile on his face. Football could be brutal in those days, and Pele was often on the receiving end of some rough treatment.
"But, while he knew how to stand up for himself, he was always an exemplary sportsman, with genuine respect for his opponents."
Infantino added: "Pele had a magnetic presence and, when you were with him, the rest of the world stopped. His life is about more than football. He changed perceptions for the better in Brazil, in South America and across the world."
FIFA noted that he was the youngest-ever world champion -- not to mention the youngest scorer, youngest hat-trick scorer, youngest finalist and youngest player to score in a final in World Cup history.
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, who led world football's governing body from 1998 to 2015, called Pele the greatest player ever.
"The world mourns the greatest footballer in history and a wonderful personality. He celebrated the game like no other," Blatter said on Twitter.
"Dear Pele, I am immensely sad and honour you and your life's work. My sincere condolences to your family and friends."
Meanwhile European football's governing body UEFA praised Pele for his part in football's popularity.
"He was the first global superstar of the game. Rest in peace, Pele."
B.Hornik--TPP
