The world of soccer mourns this Thursday, December 29, the death of one of the greatest soccer players of all time. For some the best, with the permission of the disappeared Diego Maradona y Leo Messi. Skin, who never played in Europe, died this Thursday, December 29 at the age of 82 in Sao Paulo after a long fight against cancer. For about a month, he had been admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in the Brazilian city.
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In football there are not enough words to describe him. He has gone down in history as the only one to win three world championships, in 1958, 1962 and 1970. His football set a precedent in the history of South American football. Especially in the canarinha, where he has only been matched on goals (77) by Neymarwho achieved it in this World Cup in Qatar 2022.
Su hija Kely has given the news of the death with a brief and sad message on his Instagram profile, with a photo of the hands of the genius of the ball together with those of the rest of his family: “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely . Rest in peace”.
Pelé had a total of seven (recognized) children. Although many women passed through her life as the singer XuxaHe was married three times. His first nuptials were with Rosemeri Cholbi in 1966. They were together for 16 years and from this union the three eldest children of the star were born, Little Cristina, Edson y Jennifer. To the psychologist and singer Assiria Seixas Lemos He said ‘yes, I want’ in 1994. That marriage lasted 14 years. Together they had twins Joshua y Celestethe young children of the former footballer.
Between the last two and the first three were born Sandra, Pelé’s daughter with Anizia Machado, who died in 2006 from cancer. A court recognized that she was the daughter of Pelé. Flaviathe other daughter of the soccer legend, was born from his relationship with the journalist Lenita Kurtz. He spoke of his extramarital affairs and children in his Netflix documentary, released in 2021: “With all the honesty in the world, I have had several affairs, some of which ended in children, but I only found out about their existence later” . With his third and last wife, the businesswoman Marcia Aoki, 56, married in 2016, after dating for several years. This Thursday, sadly, she has become his widow.
