Sports

Soccer Great Pelé Put the ‘Beautiful’ in ‘Beautiful Game’

R.I.P.

The Brazilian footballer, whose talent and achievements were so legendary that they earned him the nickname “The King,” died Thursday at the age of 82.

Nick Schager
Nick Schager 

Entertainment Critic

2022-11-10T180525Z_2005481135_RC25JX9BRWQC_RTRMADP_3_SOCCER-WORLDCUP-BRA-PELE_y5s5ax
Action Images / Sporting Picture
Nick Schager

Nick Schager

Entertainment Critic

nschager

Nick.Schager@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
U.S. NewsBezos Rips Report That He’s Marrying Lauren Sanchez in $600 Million Wedding Next Weekend
Tom Sykes
PoliticsChris Christie Predicts What Will Cause Demise of Musk-Trump Bromance
Amethyst Martinez
U.S. NewsBlake Lively Pulled Out of Hosting ‘SNL’ Premiere Over ‘It Ends With Us’ Scandal
Jackie Salo
PoliticsMissing Rep’s Whereabouts Revealed After Six-Month Absence on Capitol Hill
Yasmeen Hamadeh
BeautyThis Clinically-Backed K-Beauty Night Cream Is the Ultimate Winter Skin Antidote
Mia Maguire