Jurgen Klopp's reaction to Pele's death a surprise

The Brazilian legend lost his life after health complications and hospitalisation. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known to the world as Pele, died at the age of 82 from generalised oedema and heart failure. The Brazilian legend was hospitalised on 30 November following symptoms and after having difficulty feeding himself, his condition was immediately listed as critical.

It was also reported that O'Rey had not reacted well to chemotherapy in recent months, as he was suffering from several tumours in multiple organs of his body. He was operated on for colon cancer in 2021. Pelé will be remembered for being an outlier ahead of his time, scoring 757 goals in 831 official matches, as well as being a star for the Brazil national team, winning the World Cup three times. Also, Edson Arantes do Nascimeinto, Pelé was the youngest player to score a goal in a World Cup, as he did it in Switzerland 1958 at the age of 17 years and 239 days.

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International football is in mourning after it was reported that Brazilian star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele and considered by many as one of the greatest players in the history of football, passed away at the age of 82. The former Brazilian footballer was born on 23 October 1940 in Tres Corais, located in the state of Minas Gerais, where he began kicking a ball for the first time.

It was at the age of 16 that Pelé signed for Santos of Brazil, the team with which the legend of O'Rei would begin and where he would spend most of his career as a professional footballer. A diamond in the rough, the youngster would go on to win his first World Cup with the Verdeamarela at the age of 17 in Sweden 1958, fulfilling a promise he had made to his father.

"Pele was the best

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp spoke about what Pelé represents: "My father always said: 'No matter what they say in the future, Pelé was the best. I met him during the 2006 World Cup, when I was a commentator. I'm not the kind of face that looks nervous, but I dreamed like a fool at that time. For me, the best was Pelé".