Pelé himself had died in December 2022. The Pelé Foundation did not disclose the cause of death but expressed sorrow over the loss of Arantes, affectionately known as Celestinha, praising her as ...

Pele and his Santos team-mates have often claimed they were behind a ceasefire struck during Nigeria's brutal civil war in 1969 but is the story more fiction than fact?

Pelé died last week at age 82 and was laid to rest ... "If I had all the wealth in the world I would never be able to repay what this man did for me and my family," Maria said.