G2G: Brazilian soccer legend Pele, winner of 3 World Cups, dead at 82

Question

https://www.businessinsider.com/soccer-legend-pele-dead-at-age-2022-12

One of the greatest stars of soccer ever has died. Pele was famous for his upside-down spinning kick to score goals.

Answer 1

Football lost one of its all-time greats. Adeus Rei!

Answer 2

Condolences to football fans. Is there a Brazil Project working on connecting him?

Comments

Hey Léa, yes, we created it recently, is still under the Latin-America roots project. Part of our goals for this year is connecting Brazilian notables, him included!

Answer 3

I wonder if he is related to Milton Nascimento the musician.

Answer 4

I was most saddened to hear of Pele's death. I remember his best in the move Victory! The story was based on an actual series of games in Kiev during the German occupation in WWII (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083284/mediaviewer/rm2175669248/?ref_=tt_ov_i)! It came to theaters in 1981 and the audience waited for what we knew as Pele's signature move  in which he did a full in air circle and kicked the ball to make a goal. His skill at soccer was breathtaking, as was his many contributions to humane causes throughout his life. Thank you for a beautiful WikiTree profile!

Answer 5

Along with others, I previously worked to try to connect Pelé and to improve his bio. His profile is now open.