The demise of three-time World Cup winner and legend of the sport Pelé at 82 despatched shockwaves all through the footballing world. Everyone seems to be mourning his departure and Bayern Munich’s entrance workplace and associates share these sentiments.
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Uli Hoeneß
“I’ll always remember sitting in entrance of the tv watching the 1970 World Cup and marvelling at this distinctive participant, identical to the entire world did: Like he was from one other universe. Pelé was a present – a present to all the footballing household.”
Hasan Salihamidžić
“Pelé was crucial and best ambassador of soccer on this planet for greater than six a long time throughout generations. Soccer right now is mourning the lack of an excellent sportsman who made every thing he did look so extremely straightforward. He will probably be missed”
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Oliver Kahn
“Pelé was a character made up of over 1,000 objectives – and rather more: he impressed generations of followers everywhere in the world, on and off the pitch. Even individuals who have by no means seen him play stay learn about his distinctive magic. Pelé is without doubt one of the few immortals of our time.”
Herbert Hainer
“The FC Bayern household is mourning with followers from everywhere in the world for Pelé, who will without end be remembered as one of many best characters in footballing and sporting historical past.
“Once you consider soccer, of the wonder, the magic of this recreation, you consider Pelé. There’ll by no means be one other like Pelé on this world.”
Hansi Flick
“There has by no means been a greater participant than Pelé, for me he was and is the king of soccer. His recreation was near perfection, he was full and had no weaknesses. Pelé scored objectives with the correct, left, head, with feeling, with energy, first time, spectacular.
“Pelé may do every thing. Not solely was he a scorer, he additionally had an important eye for his teammates, his assists & passes have been simply as price seeing as his objectives. Soccer was his greatest pal and possibly the opposite manner round too. Pelé is leaving a void that may by no means be crammed”