Pele supporters react to his death outside Albert Einstein Hospital

(29 Dec 2022)
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Sao Paulo, Brazil - 29 December 2022
1. Outside shot of Albert Einstein Hospital, where soccer superstar Pelé was hospitalized until his passing
2. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Alipio Betaque, 66-year-old, Pelé fan:
"He is hardly a football player. Pele, for his last 40 years, became a myth."
3. Outside of hospital
4. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Alipio Betaque, 66-year-old, Pelé fan:
"Because of Pele a war in Africa was stopped. People stopped fighting for three days to see him play. That's how it was."
5. Cutaway
6. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Alipio Betaque, 66-year-old, Pelé fan:
"Commitment to football. He really represented another era of football which is very different from today. Today marketing rules. He had to go through trials by fire many times until he reached the apex."
7. Hospital
8. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Eduardo de Carvalho Nascimento, 55-year-old, Pelé fan:
"Santos has a tradition. Robinho or Neymar too. It is an example for all children to know that with dedication and doing what you like, with so many drug problems we have today, sport is a way to lead young people to a better future. "
9. Albert Einstein Hospital
STORYLINE:
Supporters of world football superstar Pele reacted to news of his death on Thursday outside the hospital where he died.

He was 82.

Since 2021, he had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer discovered during a routine medical exam.

His agent Joe Fraga confirmed his death.

Pele was one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century.

He won a record three World Cups with Brazil and was the standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” with the national team and his club Santos.

His exuberance and mesmerizing moves transfixed generations of fans around the globe.

His flair personified his country’s samba-style elegance.

Late in his career, he helped popularize soccer in North America by joining the New York Cosmos.

"He really represented another era of football which is very different from today," said one fan outside the hospital.

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