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This weekend sees the inauguration of the new president in brazil. the government of brazil has declared three days of national mourning, and crowds have gathered outside the hospital in sao paulo where pele spent his final hours. from there, here s our correspondent katy watson. this is a moment that so many people knew was going to happen but at the same time dreaded of course happening. and now you can see the world s media as well as fans, who have come to pay their respects, have gathered outside the hospital where he died. even the hospital put out a statement saying that they shared in the pain and the suffering that came with the loss of their beloved king of football. i think itjust shows how important he was for so many millions of people, whether you watched him play as a young footballer or you were a younger brazilian, who was told about his phenomenal skills. he united this country and i think that s so important in a country that has been torn apart by partisan politics ....
We feel a void. we feel sad. but actually, we never lose him. we never lost him. he s forever. with us. he s forever with everyone. off the pitch pele campaigned to improve conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i i would do everything l again and i thank god. pele s great achievements were marked at this year s world cup in qatar as concern for his health grew. the brazilian government has now declared three days of national mourning to pay tribute to a national idol. simon jones, bbc news. let s talk now to ....
Pele gave. earlier i spoke to garryjenkins, author of the beautiful team: in search of pele and the 1970 brazilians about his memories of pele he never spoke of pele in the first person. in fact, he never spoke of pele in the first person. infact, he he never spoke of pele in the first person. in fact, he very kindly signed something for me. he was very aware that pele, there was a human and then pele was the superhuman, the immortal hero and he guarded that reputation, i will use the word brand but the word brand was not used then. and he understood how important he was two people. people like me. who were taken to places i ....
And england s world cup winner, sir geoff hurst, said. last night, wembley s arch was lit in the colours of brazil, the colours of pele, a tribute to an icon mirrored in rio de janeiro. we feel a void. we feel sad. but actually, we never lose him. we never lost him. he s forever. with us. he s forever with everyone. off the pitch pele campaigned to improve conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i i would do everything l again and i thank god. ....