The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has ordered that a moment of silence should be observed following tge death of legendary Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, who passed away at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, after losing a battle with colon cancer on Thursday. He was 82.
The moment of silence is going to be observed in all DStv Premiership matches this weekend to remember the former Brazil Minister of Sport, who was a global football icon.
Pelé, who was regarded as the greatest footballer of all time, was admitted to hospital last month to re-evaluate his cancer treatment and later diagnosed with a respiratory infection.
The three-time World Cup winner was drafted into the Brazil national team when he was only 16 years old. He’s the only player to have won three World Cup trophies (1958 in Sweden, 1962 in Chile and 1970 in Mexico).
Between 1957 and 1971, the former Santos and New York Cosmos striker scored 77 goals in 92 appearances for Brazil. Overall, he scored 1279 goals in 1363 games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) named the Brazilian as its athlete of the century in 1999. A year later, the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) voted him as the world player of the century.
