Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday expressed his condolences to his Brazilian counterpart for the death the day before of Pelé, a “remarkable man» et «illustrious son of the Brazilian peoplethe Kremlin said in a statement.
«Thanks to his talent, his unique skills, his fascinating beautiful game, football has become the favorite game of millions of people all over the world, including in Russia“, underlined Mr. Putin in a telegram of condolences addressed to outgoing President Jair Bolsonaro.
«I had the pleasure of communicating in person with this remarkable man and will forever have fond memories of him.added the master of the Kremlin.
Triple world champion and considered the greatest football player in history, Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82 at the Albert-Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo, where he had been admitted to treat cancer of the colon.