President of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Gianni Infantino announced plans to invite every country in the world to name at least one stadium in honor of the three-time world champion Pele .
– Of course, we feel sad, but we smile too, because he gave us a lot of smiles. We will ask the whole world to honor his memory with a minute of silence. We are going to ask that in every country in the world there is at least one stadium named after Pelé, so that the children know it, – leads Globo Sports the words of Infantino, arrived at the farewell ceremony of Pelé, which will take place on Monday at the Santos stadium.
Pelé died on December 29 at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer. Earlier it became known that the Brazilian’s body stopped responding to chemotherapy.
The farewell to the legendary footballer will last a day and a half. Pele’s body will then be carried through several streets in the city and taken to the ‘Ecumenical Necropolis’ memorial, where he will be buried in a ceremony attended only by close friends and family.
Pelé is the only three-time football world champion (1958, 1962, 1970).
Source : MatchTV
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