In Brazil, Pele's name could become synonymous with "excellent"

April 25, 2023 | 22:25 |6489

They want to include the name of the legendary football player in the Portuguese language dictionary and make it synonymous with the words "great", "unsurpassed", "excellent" and "unique". This initiative was made in Brazil, according to the Spanish independent agency EFE.

“Everyone knows and reveres the greatest Brazilian of all time. The time has come to honor Pele by immortalizing the king with a word from the dictionary,” said the Pele Foundation. This campaign was also supported by FC “Santos”, for which the forward played.

Pele passed away on December 29, 2022 at the age of 82. He is the only player to have won the World Cup three times-in 1958, 1962 and 1970.

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