Pele burial

Thousands of fans gathered to say their last goodbye to the Brazilian football legend; Pele buried on ninth floor of a cemetery in Santos - in tribute to ...

There were so many football shirts - Santos and Brazil - and of course so many number 10s. "The rest of it was organic, and it went from a sombre occasion to one of joy and celebration. "Yes, the greatest. Former England striker Gary Lineker tweeted: "Goodbye Pele. His last wish was selecting the ninth floor of a cemetery in his home city - in tribute to his father who wore the number 9 shirt as a player. Thousands of fans gathered to say their last goodbye to the Brazilian football legend; Pele buried on ninth floor of a cemetery in Santos - in tribute to his father who wore the number 9 shirt as a player.

Coffin of Brazilian footballer, who died aged 82, taken to cemetery near stadium where he began career.

“We will all continue to carry a little piece of Pelé within us,” said Claudia Diegues, 47, a dental surgeon from Santos. After the wake ended at 10am on Tuesday, Pelé’s body was placed on a red fire engine by police guards and driven south towards the seafront. “I’ve been here all night,” said Denis de Almeida Silva, a 43-year-old clothing store owner from São Paulo, as he emerged from the vigil. “He means so much to us as Brazilians. “He never let himself become carried away with his brilliance or with the glory. “I’m filled with so much sadness, it wasn’t his time to go,” said Lisete Santos, a 69-year-old administrative worker who had passed by the casket twice.