Football fans will see Pele is now a frail figure in a new documentary as he cannot walk unaided and needs a zimmer frame or wheelchair to move around. Director David Tryhorn says it was important to show Pele tossing the frame to one side. "We always knew we wanted to start the film with that punch to the gut.”Is Pele the greatest footballer of all time? All the latest transfer news and big stories will land straight into your inbox. In the new film Pele breaks down and admits also crying on his way to the 1970 final because he felt so much pressure from a nation under an evil dictatorship.

Source: Daily Mirror February 23, 2021 00:00 UTC