On the 23rd, Soccer Emperor Pele's 80th Birthday... Commemorative Event at Brazil Football Museum

The King of Football, Pele

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] A commemorative event for the soccer emperor Pel?, who is turning 80 this year, will be held at the Football Museum in downtown S?o Paulo, Brazil.

According to Brazilian media on the 10th (local time), the Football Museum located inside the Pacaembu Stadium in downtown S?o Paulo plans to hold the 'Pel? 80' exhibition starting from the 15th to celebrate Pel?'s 80th birthday on October 23.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, tickets will be sold only online, and the number of daily visitors will be limited.

The exhibition will showcase photos, videos, and memorabilia introducing Pel?'s youth spent in Tr?s Cora??es, Minas Gerais in the southeast, his activities with the Santos club in S?o Paulo state, his three World Cup victories, and his last match playing for the New York Cosmos club in the United States in 1977.

Pel?, whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento, played 1,363 matches over a 22-year career, scoring 1,281 goals. As a member of the Brazilian national team, he appeared in 91 A matches, scoring 77 goals, and scored 12 goals in 14 World Cup matches. He is the only person to have lifted the World Cup trophy three times, including the 1958 Sweden World Cup.

Pel?'s health has deteriorated due to consecutive surgeries, including kidney stone removal and prostate urethra resection. Since last year, he has hardly participated in public activities.

Pel?'s last official event attendance was virtually in early May last year. At that time, after meeting Kylian Mbapp? (20, Paris Saint-Germain), the 2018 Russia World Cup-winning French team member, in Paris, France, Pel? was hospitalized in a Paris city hospital due to a high fever caused by a urethral infection, and after returning to Brazil, he underwent kidney stone removal surgery at a hospital in S?o Paulo.

Due to health issues, he was unable to attend the opening ceremony of the 2019 Copa Am?rica (South American Football Championship) held in Brazil in June last year.

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