Three times world champion, more than a thousand goals for Santos and the greatest Brazilian football legend of his life. When Pele is buried soon, all will be remembered. But Pele didn’t just play football in and for Brazil. In 1975, at the age of 34, he signed a contract with the New York Cosmos. The scribble of his life, good for three exhilarating years full of dollars, women and the best of the world. A look at Pele’s forgotten American epilogue.
The football planet was completely paralyzed this Thursday afternoon following the death of one of football’s greatest legends: Pelé, who stopped breathing at the age of 82 after fighting a tough battle with cancer.
“O Rei” died at Albert Einstein Israelite Hospitalof São Paulo, accompanied by his closest relatives and the encouragement of millions of fans who admired his talent on the pitch.
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Neymar, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé have not been slow to send their deepest condolences through social networks and Cristiano Ronaldo was no different, so moments later the sad news was made public shared a touching message.
“My deepest condolences to all of Brazil, and especially to the family of Edson Arantes do Nascimento. A simple “goodbye” to the eternal King Pelé will never be enough to express the pain that currently embraces the entire football world.“, wrote the Portuguese.
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The “Bug” added that Pele was “An inspiration to so many millions, a reference yesterday, today and always. The love you always showed me was reciprocated in every moment we shared, even from a distance.”
“He will never be forgotten and his memory will live on in all of us football lovers. Rest in peace, King Pelé”closed the historic Manchester United.
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Just a few days ago the football world was debating whether Argentinian Lionel Messi had finally become the greatest player in football history by winning the World Cup. And fierce as this debate was, he was bound to remain fruitless. Because he doesn’t exist the greatest player of all decades. What is there are the greatest players of their time. Diego Maradona, who turned the bad eighties into a beautiful football decade. Johan Cruyff, who catapulted football into the modern era in the 1970s. Zinedine Zidane finally speeding up the game.
And of course and above all and always the Brazilian Pele. O Rei the King, they called him home, the highest honor in a country that has produced countless football legends, from Garrincha to Socrates to Ronaldo. However, Pele has hovered over generations of great footballers ever since he mesmerized the world with his tricks, runs and shots at the 1958 World Cup when he was just 17 years old. Actually, the boy from the small town of Três Corações in southeast Brazil was not supposed to come. „Too childish” was the verdict of the team doctors on the boy who, a few years earlier, was kicking barefoot in the street with a grapefruit wrapped in his socks.
Now the crowd at the Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm, sold out, and in front of the televisions rubbed their eyes in front of the Selecao, who played for the first time in her yellow jerseys, which soon became iconic, playing cat and mouse with the bosses Swedish house. And it was hard to believe how, when Brazil were 2-1 up, Pele playfully stopped the rapidly falling ball in the penalty area with his chest, elegantly lifted it above the Swedish defender and finally slotted in a leisurely volley. The shooting made Pele a worldwide star, and he seemed to sense worldwide fame himself as he wept into the chest of experienced goalkeeper Gilman after the final whistle.
Writers, journalists and opponents soon struggled to describe the nature of this footballer. „An invisible king’s cloak hangs from his shoulders,” playwright Nelson Rodrigues and Pele’s Italian opponent Tarcisio Burgnich spoke reverently: „I told myself before the match that Pele was just flesh and blood like me. I was wrong”. And Eduardo Galeano, the great poet of South America, finally saw his opponents turn against the wall to see Pele’s goals with his own eyes in amazement. poetry or reality? They were attempts to describe a completely new kind of football that required perfect control of the playing equipment, but depended even more on anticipating what was going to happen on the field. Others kicked the ball, Pele stroked it. Others stood where the ball was, Pele stood where it would go.
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But as soon as Pele stepped into the spotlight, he discovered the downside of his global popularity. On the pitch, defenders made it their job to stop the Brazilian world star with grim brutality, he had to learn to dodge their tackles with breathtaking agility. And in real life, Pele was nearly overwhelmed by the overwhelming love he received back home. Here as there, Pele was helped by his rather simple outlook on life and deep faith which he has repeatedly emphasized in interviews. He understood his rise, victories and worldwide fame as a kind of gift from God, which he humbly accepted.
Brazilian soccer legend Pele’s health has deteriorated dramatically, according to his doctors. The three-time world champion has been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since last September and the former striker has been hospitalized in a clinic in Sao Paulo since the end of November.
Along with the worsening cancer, Pele’s doctors also diagnosed heart and kidney dysfunction, but he remains in his room.
A few days ago, the 82-year-old Pelé congratulated strikers Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé on their incredible battle for the top scorer in Sunday’s World Cup final in Qatar between Argentina and France. He also remembered the late Argentine legend Diego Maradona, by whom he is considered the best footballer of all time.
Doctors were supposed to evaluate the effects of chemotherapy during Pele’s scheduled check-up, but they also had to start treating him with the diagnosed inflammation of the airways. After his hospitalization, the family denied media reports that Pelé was no longer responding to chemotherapy and had been placed on palliative care.
10:18 pm
Saturday 17 December 2022
Written by Amira Helmy
Veins are responsible for carrying and distributing blood to all parts of the body, but if your veins have become visible and you can’t figure out why this is happening, there’s nothing to worry about.
Prominent veins can sometimes tell us about some health problems, but in many cases they have natural causes that are not dangerous to your health and we list them according to the “bright side” website.
Fair-skinned people have more prominent veins than others, and thin skin can also be a cause. As we age, the subcutaneous fat layer thins, which is why older people often have prominent veins on the hands, legs and other parts of the body. Also, some people’s veins are found naturally near the surface of their skin.
It’s normal for veins to appear during exercise. When you exercise, your veins swell toward the skin’s surface, making them visible. After exercising, muscles contract and veins become less visible.
Visible veins are a problem that many pregnant women face and they are nothing to worry about. A pregnant woman’s blood volume is higher than that of a non-pregnant woman, and the veins are trying to keep up with this increased amount of blood. The network of blood vessels is working overtime to move the increased blood volume around the woman’s body to nourish the fetus. If you had varicose veins during pregnancy, but have never had them before, chances are they will go away after delivery.
Decreased body fat can also be the cause of vein visualization. Thin people have a thin layer of fat under the skin and this thin layer of fat cannot completely cover the veins, making them more prominent.
In many cases, prominent veins are normal, healthy, and nothing to worry about. However, if the bulging veins are accompanied by other symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, ulcers near the veins, or swollen veins, you should see a doctor.
These symptoms can be due to health problems such as varicose veins, thrombophlebitis and venous disease and should not be ignored.
