Pelé, who died Thursday at the age of 82, will be laid to rest on Monday and buried on Tuesday in the port city of Santos, home of the club where he spent most of his brilliant career, the Sao Paulo state team reported.
“The body of the greatest footballer of all time will be veiled at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, better known as Vila Belmiro, where he enchanted the world,” reported the ‘Peixe’ in a statement.
The remains of the “King of Soccer” will be transferred early Monday morning from the Albert Einstein hospital in the city of Sao Paulo, where he was treated last year for colon cancer that caused his death, to the ‘Peixe’ stadium ‘.
