BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 17:20:00
Brazil has declared three days of national mourning following the death of one of the greatest footballers of all time, pele, who died on thursday aged 82. the premier league fixtures in the coming days will honour him with a minute's applause, whilst the players and match officials will also wear black armbands. pele scored a world record of 1,281 goals in a career that spanned three decades, becoming the only man to win the world cup three times. in his native brazil, where iconic monuments like christ the redeemer in rio were lit up as was the maracana stadium, home of the national football...