The absence of these Scratch emblems is in addition to those of Kaká, Roberto Carlos and Cafú, who were also not present at O Rei’s vigil, which exceeded 230,000 people. There is annoyance in the land of samba because of this situation. Even the technician Tite was not saved from the darts.
The days have passed, but the football world still regrets and continues to mourn after the death of Edson Arantes do Nascimento , better known as Pelé. This is why, during the last hours, the coffin of the King of Soccer was going around the saints street . Likewise, and at the request of his family, his body passed through the premises of the house of his mother, Céleste, to be then buried in the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial Cemetery .
Despite being a milestone inside marked by sadness, trouble also appeared during these days, where more than one former Brazilian player, people close to the circle of the former legendary striker and those close to ‘O Rei’, expressed their anger at the absence of certain stars of Canarinha during the farewell to the only winner of three world.
It’s come to such a point who caused a sensation on Brazilian lands where former capped players such as Neto have issued warnings for the lack of token football players, both following and funeral of the 10 .
“One truth is that Pelé is not only our idol, he is an idol of the world. Only in our country there is no culture, there is no education. A moment when the quintuples champions did not come to the wake, where the tetras did not come, where the coach of the national team (Tite) did not come. This is the minimum, it is a lack of respect. be that they only go where he makes money.” shot the former player.
“The absence of Cafu, who was captain of the national team, is very sad. Sad not to see Ronaldinho Gaucho; Ronaldo, the phenomenon; not to see Roberto Carlos, Neymar. It is very sad to see these players former and current not to be present at the funeral wake of King Pelé. At the same time, the happiness of seeing more than 150,000 people stay until seven o’clock, a child, ladies and gentlemen, fans of Santos, Flamengo and other teams being there to worship the King, but very sad for the other players who They couldn’t be here, following O Rei”, he concluded.
At the moment, only a few have been shown to attend soccer figurines, as is the case with Ze Roberto and Elano came to the funeral site to pay tribute to the Brazilian legend.
Another of the absences, but which is justified, is that of Neymar, main figure of Santos after Pelé in history , who warned that he could not travel from Paris and decided to be represented by his father, Telam. Compared to that, the current bearer of the mythical number 10, Yeferson Soteldo, He visited the wake this Monday with Santos and spoke about what owning this shirt entails. “I will wear the King’s 10 with great responsibility and honor” said the Venezuelan.
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