The Brazilian Santos paid a new tribute to the deceased this Saturday Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pele’ in it Vila Belmira, the stadium where the three-time world champion was born as a star and where the players wore for the first time the shirt with the new shield design, inspired by ‘O King’.
The commemoration took place minutes before the start of the match between the Saints and the mirassol for the first day of the group stage of the Paulista Championshipthe most important regional tournament in Brazil.
Pele, considered by many to be the best soccer player of all time and who died on December 29 at the age of 82 in a hospital in sao paulo After complications from cancer, he has been the biggest idol of the club.
The shirt that as of this Saturday the players of the Saints It sports a shield that is now accompanied by a crown.
The new design of the club emblem represents the world titles won by the Saints in 1962 and 1963, when Pele led the paulista team.
In the shirts used this Saturday, the numbering of all the players was also changed, so that the sum of the digits always equals 10, as another way of eternalizing the idol.
A) Yes, Maiconwho normally wears the 2 today was identified as the 8+2 and the goalkeeper joao paulo, who identifies with 37 today wore the 3+7.
A gigantic crown was placed on a throne in the center of the court of the vila belmiro and huge banners with images of the ‘King’ of football were spread out along the pitch while fans cheered and applauded the three-time champion in a packed stadium.
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