Pele, king of "beautiful game" dies at 82

Football great, Arantes Do Nascimento Pele has passed away at the age of 82 as tributes continue to rain from all quarters. (Photo credit: Sky Sports)

Everything that has a beginning is poised to have an end; it’s been long coming but the day is done and the curtain is drawn on what can be called an inspiring life, Edson Arantes Nascimento, popularly known as Pele is dead.

The three-time World Cup winner passed away at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sau Paulo, Brazil on the 29^th of December and will forever be remembered as one of the greatest to ever play the game, a torch bearer and an inspiration to many.

Pele battled colon cancer for a long time and eventually succumbed on Thursday after saying his goodbyes to his family members as well. Football greats from all quarters have been pouring their tributes to the legend of the game who will never be forgotten.

The debate about who the greatest of all time is can never be concluded without a mention of Pele who won the World Cup as a teenager and helped Brazil to three of their five World Cup trophies, scoring tons of goals on the way.

The cast list at the other side is becoming star studded and you wonder if there’s ever a tournament in the great beyond where the dead can experience the magic of the super stars that no longer walk on earth. Rest in power Pele.