Pelé broke through in the World Cup in Sweden in 1958 when Brazil defeated Sweden in the final. One of the opponents was Kurre Hamrin.
— I just want to say that it is a good friend that I have had throughout the years. Unfortunately, we all have that way to go. Actually, it’s Maradona and Pelé we’ve had… time goes by and you try to keep up with the future,” says Swedish football legend Kurre Hamrin to The evening paper.
— He was so good as a footballer, but above all he had greatness as a person and his way of being. And he was so nice and nice to me. He once came over to hug me.
The World Cup finalist in Qatar, the French star Kylian Mbappé, writes on Twitter:
“The king of football has left us but his legacy will always live on”.
And Jamaican running legend Usain Bolt tweets:
“A sports legend. Rest in peace, King Pelé”.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian star Neymar writes in his tribute:
“Before Pelé, 10 was just a number. But the wonderful sentence is not complete. I would say that before Pelé, football was just a sport. He made football an art form, an entertainment. He gave voice to the poor, to blacks and put Brazil on the map. Soccer and Brazil got a status thanks to the King. He’s gone but his magic remains. Pelé is ETERNAL!”
Neymar’s club mate, Argentine world champion Lionel Messi, writes:
“Rest in peace Pele.”