Abhishek to Vicky, Bollywood celebs mourn demise of football legend Pele

Bollywood celebs on Friday expressed grief over the demise of legendary Brazilian footballer PelePele passed away on Thursday at the age of 82 after battling bowel cancerTaking to Instagram actor Abhishek Bachchan shared a couple of pictures and wrote As a child my father introduced me to Pele and his magic And thus began a lifelong love for football We had shelves filled with VHS tapes of his and the Brazilian teams matches I would religiously watch them with my father A magician weve all been blessed to witness A few years ago whilst visiting India I somehow managed to get an autographed jersey of his It has pride of placement in my office Thank you sir for teaching us about joga bonito and being such a hero and idol to billions Rest in Peace to the greatestActor Vicky Kaushal shared a picture on his Instagram stories and wrote RIPActor Kareena Kapoor Khan shared a throwback picture and wrote KINGShilpa Shetty Kundra took to Instagram and shared a picture of the football legend on her stories and wrote Legend Pele rest in peaceBollywood Diva Malaika Arora shared a picture and captioned it RIPVeteran actor Anupam Kher tweeted Dearest Pele You and your game and the way you played it will always be GameChanger for millions of people all the world Whether they played football or not Thank you for your inspiring life RipLegend OmShanti PeleA few days back Peles health had deteriorated and doctors said he needed care for renal and cardiac dysfunction He was also undergoing treatment for a respiratory infection that was aggravated by COVID19Also ReadPele The King may have died but his legend will live foreverPele whose real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento is considered as one of the greatest to ever step a foot on a football pitch He is the only player to have won three World Cup titles having won the top prize in football in 1958 1962 and 1970 The footballer also boasts of numerous trophies at the club and country levelAt the FIFA World Cup Pele scored 12 goals in 14 matches across four editions the second most by any Brazilian after RonaldoPele is widely regarded as the games most gifted player With 77 goals in 92 games he continues to be the top goal scorer for BrazilPele is the most successful topdivision scorer in the sport with 541 goals in 560 games He totalled 1283 goals in 1363 games including the friendliesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever