Late Football Legend, Pele To Be Buried, Burial Date, Venue Revealed

The date and venue of late Brazilian footbal legend, Pele have been released.

According to the report from his former club, the wake will be held on Monday and his body will be laid to rest on Tuesday at his Santos home, where he enchanted the world.

It reads: “The wake for the greatest footballer of all time will be held in Urbano Caldeira Stadium, better known as the Vila Belmiro, where he enchanted the world,” Santos football club said in a  statement.

It added that Pele would then get a funeral procession through the city’s streets before a private burial ceremony.

The body of Pele, who died at the age of 82 on Thursday, will be taken from the Albert Einstein Hospital to Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Vila Belmiro Monday morning, and the coffin will be placed in the centre of the pitch. The wake is expected to begin at 10am.

Those who want to pay their last respect to the King of Football will enter through two gates and separate to politicians and the authorities.

The ceremony, according to a  report, will continue until 10am on Tuesday, January 3, when the parade will take place through the streets of Santos.

The legend’s daughter, Kely Nascimento, confirming Pele’s passing wrote in a social media post, “Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace.”

There was a message to the three million followers on Pele’s official Twitter account, too: “Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pele, who peacefully passed away today. Love, love and love, forever.”

Tributes have continued to flow in for the only man to win the World Cup three times, first as a 17-year-old in 1958, again in Chile four years later and then the iconic third win in Mexico in 1970.

Pele scored 1,282 goals in 1,366 games in his football career, which included 77 in 92 appearances for his country.