Fifa salutes the memory of the football legend, “the immortal forever with us”

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00h09 : This live is now over. Here is what to remember from the news of this Thursday, December 29:

• The king of football, Pelé, is died at the age of 82from colon cancer. “He made football an art”greeted the Brazilian Neymar, in the middle of a deluge of tributes delivered to greatest player in the history of this sport.

• A mandatory test imposed on passengers arriving in the EU from China would be “unjustified” in the absence of new variantestimated the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, despite a request from Italy to this effect.

• Ukraine has been targeted by new strikes “massive” russianespecially in Kyiv. “Tonight there are power cuts in most parts of Ukraine”lamented Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing Russia of “to sink into a dead end”.

• After a year and a half in opposition, Benyamin Netanyahu has regained power after a vote of confidence granted to his new government, the most right-wing in the country’s history. The 73-year-old Prime Minister was sworn in afterwards.

• The terrible girl of fashion has passed away. British designer Vivienne Westwood, a pioneer of the punk movement, is dead at 81. In her 50-year career, she has made fashion a political forum, particularly in favor of the climate.

Back to the news in this stream, from 6 a.m., with the essential Juliette Campion.

23h55 : Here is a final selection of your messages devoted to the death of the Brazilian football legend, Pelé, who marked millions of French people, beyond the circle of football enthusiasts.

23h20 : Can Pelé be considered the greatest player in the history of football? Yes, supports our journalist Julien Lamotte, and here’s why.

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23h15 : King Pelé has left us. Her legend will never die. Thoughts for his family and solidarity with the people ???????? who mourn him today ????️ For the whole world, he was the soul of football. A champion, a magician, a genius. Whose smile said it all. https://t.co/S2Xvlr5uTh

23h15 : The Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, retains the smile of this “genius” football.

23h34 : At a time when the world mourns Pelé, let us remember those tears of joy. At 17, the young player could not contain his emotion for his first victory in the World Cup, in 1958. He even passed out at the final whistlereports our journalist Shéhérazade Ben Essaïd.

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23h09 : The Brazilian club Santos, where Pelé played for almost 20 years, announces that a funeral wake will be organized on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira stadium, “where he amazed the world”. The body of the “King” will be buried on Tuesday.

21h57 : A minute of applause in tribute to Pelé was organized before the kick-off of the Ligue 1 match between Marseille and Toulouse, at the Vélodrome, an hour ago.

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21h54 : “Pelé was the alliance of beauty and efficiency“greets the coach of the Blues, Didier Deschamps. “The king will remain the king, forever.”

9:47 p.m : The front page of the newspaper L’Équipe on Friday, December 30 in tribute to Pelé https://t.co/FFkVKksVJ6

9:47 p.m : On the front page of @Libe this Friday: ⚫ Pelé, Seleciao #Peléhttps://t.co/nj2k4mQp7h https://t.co/7CVw2Pl9JR

9:46 p.m : You will not escape it: Pelé will be omnipresent on the front page of your newspapers, tomorrow morning. Little foretaste, with in particular this “Seleciao” of Release to the king of the Seleçao…

21h42 : “Few Brazilians have carried the name of our country as far as he does.”

Three days before his inauguration as President of Brazil, Lula sends Pelé a “merci” and wishes him to find his former teammate Coutinho “in Paradise”with other football glories like Socrates and Maradona.

21h36 : The biggest names in football of the 21st century pay tribute to King Pelé. “Rest in Peace, Pele”writes the seven-time Argentinian Ballon d’Or Lionel Messi. “A source of inspiration” et “a reference yesterday, today and tomorrow”for the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo.

21h32 : Pelé had remained optimistic during his fight against the disease, after the detection of a colon tumor in September 2021: “I will play this new match with a smile”he said on Instagram.

21h38 : The Sao Paulo hospital where Pelé was treated announces that the former player died today at 3:27 p.m. “due to multiple organ failure due to the progression of his cancer”. During the World Cup, he encouraged Brazil from the hospital, before congratulating Lionel Messi on his coronation “deserved” against France.

20h56 : Deluge of tributes after the death of the legend Pelé. One word for the Brazilian Football Federation: “Eternal”. Three for Emmanuel Macron: “The Game. The King. Eternity.”

21h33 : “Before Pelé, football was just a sport. Pelé changed everything.”

“His magic will remain”writes the Parisian striker on Instagram, after the death of Pelé. “He turned football into art, into entertainment. He gave voice to the poor, to blacks and above all, gave visibility to Brazil.”

21h32 : In 2019, after his meeting with Kylian Mbappé, Pelé was hospitalized in emergency in Paris. The Parisian player then returned to see him with his parents, in all discretion. “His attitude touched me a lot”the Brazilian legend told “Correspondent”. In the field, “ihe looks like me“he added.

20h35 : The king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten. RIP KING ????????… https://t.co/F55PrcM2Ud

9:31 p.m : “The king of football has left us but his legacy will never be forgotten.”

The 24-year-old tricolor international salutes the memory of Pelé, whom he met in Paris in 2019.

20h31 : Inspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who passed away today.Love, love and love, foreverInspiration and love marked the journey of King Pelé, who peacefully passed away today.Love, love and love, forever . https://t.co/CP9syIdL3i

20h30 : “Love, love, love, forever.” On the official Pelé Twitter accounta final message confirms the death “in peace” from “King Pele”whose life was marked by “Inspiration and Love”.

20h27 : Were you too young to follow Pelé’s exploits on the pitch? Catch-up session: our journalist Charlotte Diry presents you the five key dates in the career of the king of footballuntil his retirement in 1977, at the age of 37.

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20h23 : Decades after the end of his career, Pelé remains the man of many records:

• Sole player triple world champion

• Youngest world champion and youngest scorer in a World Cup final (17 in 1958)

• Top scorer in the history of the Brazilian team (77 goals, tied with Neymar)

• 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches, world record approved by Fifa, including friendly matches

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