While we eagerly await Day Nine of Gheorghemas, a brief interlude to acknowledge Pelé's passing. There are a great many wonderfully written tributes to O Rei spread across the internet, and I'm not qualified to match them. I'll just post this video, which I saw for the first time this week. It demonstrates in clear relief just how far ahead of his time the great Brazilian was - so many moves that became associated with the luminaries of later decades were things Pelé did first, and often decades prior.
Enjoy this genius, who showed what was possible.
Pelé vinha do futuro, o MAIOR, MELHOR e não tem jeito.
— memes futebolisticos. - vito (@Mfutebolisticos) November 20, 2021
Que vídeo foda. pic.twitter.com/C5oOI0TBIS
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