Football Legend, ‘Pele’, enters dictionary as adjective for ‘unique’
Pele, arguably the greatest footballer ever, is now an adjective synonymous to ‘exceptional, outstanding, unique’ Popular Portuguese-language Michaelis dictionary in Brazil added “pelé” as a new adjective to its online edition. This development comes after a campaign by the Pelé Foundation, the sports channel SporTV and the Sao Paulo football club Santos to honour the football star pooled more than 125,000 signatures For the world’s 265 million-odd Portuguese speakers, “pele” can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary — the sense in which it is already employed informally in Brazil. The expression already used to refer to someone
Football Legend, Pele Dies at 82
Pele, the Brazil football legend and three-time World Cup winner, has died at the age of 82. He passed away on Thursday. His daughter, Kely Nascimento, confirmed the news on Instagram, writing: "Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace." Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pele is widely considered to be football's first global superstar. Pele had been treated for colon cancer, following surgery to remove a tumour in September 2021, and had required regular medical treatment. After being admitted back into hospital at the end of November to re-evaluate his cancer
