[Football]Ball King Billy has died at the age of 82

[Notizie sportive]Brazilian soccer champion Pele, who once won the World Cup three times, died in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at 3:27 pm. Billy’s daughter announced her father’s death on social networking sites, expressing her love for him forever and may her father rest in peace. The Brazilian government released a statement announcing three days of national mourning for Billy’s death and international soccer stars also sent their condolences.

Billy was admitted to hospital with new coronary pneumonia on the 29th of last month. On Christmas Eve, it was confirmed that the colon cancer had come back and the cancer cells had spread. The family rushed to the hospital to say goodbye to the king. In the end, Billy was in the local area at 3:27 pm (Hong Kong time today) 2:27 am) died in the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Billy’s daughter Kely Nascimento announced her father’s death on social media platforms, saying, “We love you forever, rest in peace.”

The Brazilian government also announced three days of national mourning for Billy. The Christ statue in Rio de Janeiro used the spotlight to reflect the Brazilian flag, which is also the green-yellow color of the national team jersey, in remembrance of the national treasure . According to Brazil’s “Global Network” report, the farewell ceremony for Billy’s body will be held in Vila Belmiro in São Paulo at 10 am next Monday, when fans can enter the venue to say goodbye, and the funeral will be Tuesday in Santos .

Billy’s departure has made fans very sad and today’s football stars have also expressed their condolences. Lionel Messi, who just led Argentina to a World Cup win, posted: “May Billy rest in peace.” the king of soccer has left us, but his legend will live on forever, RIP king.” Brazilian star Neymar praised Billy for “turning soccer into an art,” Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said Billy inspired million of people.

Billy, formerly known as Edson Arantes do Nascimento, was born in the southeastern city of Tres Colacos in Brazil in 1940. He joined Brazilian club Santos at the age of 15 and began a legendary playing career. national at the age of 17. He won the 1958 World Cup, wearing the number 10 shirt and scoring 6 goals in the tournament, including two against Sweden in the final.

Billy later led Brazil to dominance in 1962 and 1970, becoming the first player to win three World Cups, a record that stands to this day. Billy hung up his boots in 1977 and had scored more than 1,000 career goals before retiring; in 1999, he was selected as the best athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and was selected by the International Voted the greatest athlete of the 20th century by the Sports Writers Association.

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