Santos’ number 10 shirt could be numbered. This is because Pelé’s family wants to ask for retirement as a form of tribute to the former player, who died this Thursday 29 December, due to multi-organ failure.
Leather died on Thursday 29 December, bowel cancer victim. Considered the king of soccer and the greatest player of all time, the the former athlete was hospitalized for more than a monthwhen chemotherapy has stopped working against the disease. With the Pele’s deaththe fate of Santos’ number 10 shirt could be decided soon.
One of the wishes of Pele’s family is that the Santos retires the eternal number 10 shirt, used by the former player in his glory years playing in Vila Belmiro. According to information circulating on sports cars, the request should be made official shortly at Santos, so that the team can analyze the proposal.
The number 10 shirt of the San Paolo club is a symbol of excellence and good football. Occupied by Pelé from 1956 to 1974, since he left the club has only been awarded to the biggest seafood stars. He is currently with the Venezuelan Yeferson Soltedo.
Pele’s death should strengthen the question
The possibility of retiring Santos’ number 10 shirt has been discussed for over a year. In an interview, the president of the team, Andrés Rueda, had already spoken of the possibility, which up until then had moved slowly.
“Retiring the number 10 shirt, I won’t lie, we’ve thought about it several times. But our fans are there, the partners are divided. Some think that the great tribute is to immortalize the 10; others, that it must be removed. We are still cautious on the decision. I have my opinion as a fan, but as president, I need to know that you have to…
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