The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved the bill establishing King Pele Day
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (the lower house of the country’s Congress) approved a bill establishing King Pele Day. Estadao reports.
The holiday is dedicated to the three-time world football champion Pele and is proposed to be celebrated on November 19 throughout the country. In 1969, on this day, the Brazilian scored the thousandth goal in his career. Now the text of the bill will be sent to the Senate for approval.
In April, Pelé’s name was included in the Portuguese dictionary. It was introduced as a synonym for the word “best”.
Pele passed away on December 29 last year at the age of 82 after organ failure. The Brazilian is a three-time world football champion. He played for Santos for 18 years and became the champion of Brazil six times with the team. In 1999, the International Olympic Committee recognized the forward as Athlete of the Century.
Source: Lenta
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