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30 December (Reuters) – The sporting world expressed its sadness at the loss of one of its greatest heroes on Friday and said goodbye to Brazilian football legend Pele in heartfelt condolences.<\/p>\n
Brazil’s Pele, who won an unprecedented three World Cups in 1958, 1962 and 1970, died Thursday at the age of 82 after a long battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
FIFA said on Twitter: “Today the flag at FIFA’s home ground in Zurich is at half-staff in memory of the eternal champion Pele.<\/p>\n
FIFA has also sent a letter to more than 200 member associations asking tournament organizers to observe a minute’s silence before matches this weekend and next week.<\/p>\n
The Premier League, EFL and A-League said they would pay tribute to the great footballer with a minute of applause before the game.<\/p>\n
The Premier League and the EFL added that players will wear black armbands during this weekend’s matches, while Spain’s La Liga and Italy’s Serie A said they would observe a minute’s silence before games.<\/p>\n
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah shared a photo of the icon on Instagram, captioning it, “Farewell to a football legend,” with several footballers paying tribute to Pele on social media.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric said Pele was “one of the greatest players of all time”, while Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi posted a black-and-white photo of a young Pele smiling on Twitter, saying: Your legacy will be forever.”<\/p>\n
The Australian Professional League (APL) has announced that all A-League matches this weekend will feature a one-minute applause to honor the ‘icons’ before kick-off.<\/p>\n
A minute of applause was observed before Western United’s home game against Brisbane Roar on Friday.<\/p>\n
Brazilian tennis player Thiago Monteiro said it was a sad day for Brazil.<\/p>\n
“Pele was our biggest idol in sport. He did a lot for his country and to show Brazil to the world. We had a lot of respect for him.” ” Monteiro told reporters.<\/p>\n
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar said Pele’s death was “a huge loss, not only for football, but for the sport as a whole.”<\/p>\n
Reported by Aadi Nair and Shrivathsa Sridhar, Bangalore; Reported by Nayera Abdallah, Cairo; Edited by Pritha Sarkar<\/span><\/p>\nOur standards: Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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