'Thank you Brazil': football legend Pele still laughing as he turns 80

Una captura de pantalla tomada de un video publicado por la oficina de prensa de Pelé muestra al exfutbolista brasileño Edson Arantes do Nascimento hablando a la cámara en Santos el 17 de octubre de 2020 AFP/Joe FRAGASAO PAULO: Considered by many to be the greatest footballer of all time, Pele will celebrate his 80th birthday on Friday , confined to his home in Brazil because of COVID-19 but meeting the milestone with his trademark laugh.

The only player in history to win three World Cups , Pele plans to celebrate his birthday quietly - as he does almost every year, he says, coronavirus pandemic or not. Pele also recorded a song with Grammy-winning Mexican duo Rodrigo and Gabriela, billed as"a little birthday present for his fans and himself.""Thank you to Brazil and all Brazilians. I was always very happy wearing this jersey. Thank you for all your warm wishes for my birthday," he wrote Wednesday on Instagram, posted with a photo of himself celebrating one of his 1,281 goals.

His legacy looms so large that FIFA named him the greatest footballer of the 20th century in 2000, alongside Argentina's Diego Maradona - who celebrates his 60th birthday on October 30.Born October 23, 1940, in the city of Tres Coracoes in southeastern Brazil, Edson Arantes do Nascimento - Pele's real name - has grown increasingly frail with age.

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