Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82

Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 by rmbyrro on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:31PM (#34179561)

I think Pele and Senna are incomparable.

But Senna captured more of the hearts of Brazilians, in my opinion.

Look at what happened when Senna died [1] and compare to the national reaction now that Pele has died.

Millions have lined up on the streets to say Senna a goodbye.

Of course the circumstance (Senna's crash) has an influence, but still...

To this day, Brazilians still have a hard time holding tears when they remember the day Senna's died.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j79qnfHODPk

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Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 by sokoloff on Thursday December 29, 2022 @07:40PM (#34180136)

That Senna died with an Austrian flag in his car is one of the greatest acts of sportsmanship left uncompleted. (He traditionally drove his victory lap with a Brazilian flag; Roland Ratzenberger, an Austrian, was killed in a crash earlier that same race weekend and Senna expected to win and honor him by displaying the Austrian flag on his victory lap.)

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Re:Pelé, the Global Face of Soccer, Dies at 82 by leoff on Friday December 30, 2022 @09:19AM (#34185198)

Senna's death was sudden and a tragedy. Pelé's death is also sad, but it was foreseeable given his health condition.

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