RIP Pelé – When O Rei emptied Sheffield classrooms as Santos faced Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough
Brazil football legend Pele has died at the age of 82. He had been battling colon cancer and spent Christmas in hospital, receiving treatment for cardiac and renal dysfunction, before his death was confirmed on December 29. Pele’s daughter Kely Nascimento confirmed the news on Instagram, in a post that said: “Everything we are is thanks to you. We …