A tribute to Pele
Friends and former team-mates pay their respects to Pele. We hear from the former Brazil and Santos defender Rildo and former New York Cosmos player Werner Roth.
Friends and former team-mates pay their respects to Pele. The former Brazil and Santos player Rildo tells us how Pele halted the Nigerian civil war, and the former New York Cosmos defender Werner Roth shares a story involving Pele, a baby shark and a bathtub. We also hear from Brazilian journalist Ricardo Setyon.
Image: Pele in action during World Cup 1970 in a game against Czechoslovakia. (Photo by Monte Fresco/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
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- Fri 30 Dec 2022 02:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 08:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Americas and the Caribbean
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 11:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Americas and the Caribbean
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 21:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa only
- Fri 30 Dec 2022 23:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except East and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa
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