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Jaded

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Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« on: 03 December, 2022, 03:52:59 pm »
Is now receiving palliative care.

No longer responding to or being given chemo.
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citoyen

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Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #1 on: 03 December, 2022, 04:24:06 pm »
Not unexpected but still sad news.
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Jaded

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Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #2 on: 29 December, 2022, 07:04:34 pm »
now gone.

RIP.
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #3 on: 29 December, 2022, 07:10:23 pm »
RIP. One of those sportspeople who went beyond their sport.
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hatler

Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #4 on: 29 December, 2022, 07:10:48 pm »
Boo hiss. I have very clear memories of watching the Brazil v England game in the 1970 WC. What a player.
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Robh

Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #5 on: 29 December, 2022, 07:14:30 pm »
A real star of the game, who always came across as very humble and who seemed a genuinely nice guy.
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De Sisti

Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #6 on: 29 December, 2022, 07:45:33 pm »
Gordon Banks saved one of his headers in the group stage, but Enrico Albertosi couldn't
stop a near-identical effort in the 1970 final. 

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Canardly

Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #7 on: 29 December, 2022, 07:57:50 pm »
RIP. A great Sportsman.
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CrazyEnglishTriathlete

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Re: Edson Arantes do Nascimento
« Reply #8 on: 05 January, 2023, 06:44:28 pm »
I went to the Pele museum in Santos.  I'm not a football fan but it is fascinating to see how someone can unite and define a nation through the way they conduct themselves in their sporting life.  If you are ever in the Santos / Sao Paulo area it is well worth a visit.
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