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Pelé R.I.P.

1 Leave a comment on verse 1 0 And lo!
God set man upon earth
And Pelé unto football

2 Leave a comment on verse 2 0 God gave humankind legs
So that we might walk
And Pele dance

3 Leave a comment on verse 3 0 God gave us brains
So that our minds might reach to the future with emboldened thought
To give us the capacity to envision play and plenitude
And to recognise deity in sport

Notes

29/12/2022
Edson Arantes do Nascimento. RIP (1940-2022)

Pelé scored a world record of 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country.

The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970, Pelé was named Fifa’s Player of the Century in 2000.

Source: http://footballpoets.org/poems/pele-r-i-p/