The year 2023 for football will be marked by the farewell to the three-time World Cup winner, Pelé. His remains will be veiled this Monday, January 2 at the Vila Belmiro stadium, which is why the Santos board of directors got to work to receive thousands of fans to bid farewell to Edson Arantes do Nascimento.
The sports complex will be decorated to honor one of the best soccer players in the entire history of the sport, reports the Líder portal.
The stands and stands of the establishment will have a banner with the phrase: «Long live the King. I peeled 82 years ». While a walkway will be placed on the grass under a white tent, inside it will be Pelé’s coffin.
The catwalk will mark the route that people who want to say goodbye to the Brazilian star must take. On the other hand, their relatives and club managers will remain on one side of the remains.
The wake will be open to the public and will last 24 hours, from 09:00 AM (Venezuelan time) on Monday, until the same time on Tuesday.
After the funeral, there will be a funeral comparison that will pass through the Channel 6 area, where Pelé’s mother lives, Celeste Arantes, who is 100 years old, before heading to the Ecumenical Necropolis Memorial Cemetery, where he will be buried in a ceremony Private, reserved for family members.
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