As the 2022 World Cup kicked off in Qatar on Nov. 19, it was a tweet from Nov. 20 the year before which resurfaced. In Portuguese, it begins “Pelé vinha do futuro…” Pelé came from the future. Qatar’s World Cup of blood and oil and naked greed and corruption marked a nadir off the field for FIFA. In the glorious culmination of Messi’s quest to win that one precious World Cup, never mind three, the world found the Argentine maestro’s joy and with it the No. Yet there is a truth in this final three words from Neymar … because in his innocence and joy, at least, Pelé will be forever.

Source: thestar December 30, 2022 05:16 UTC