World football legend Pele, the Brazilian star, passed away - yesterday, Thursday - at the age of 82, after a long struggle with cancer, but besides the fact that he left behind an inspiring football career for many generations that came after him, his life, whether inside or outside the green rectangle, witnessed many events. Until his death, they remained the mysteries surrounding the player dubbed the King.
And the Spanish newspaper “Marca” revealed one of the mysterious mysteries that accompanied the Brazilian legend, which is his closed wardrobe inside the dressing rooms of the Santos club, the team in which he spent the bulk of his football career, and which still exists to this day and after many years of his retirement from playing. .
According to Marca, that locker has become an integral part of Santos' dressing room, to the extent that former players and coaches have talked about it as one of the secrets of the late star, which was shrouded in mystery.
Gustavo Leal (a former Santos player) said in a statement to the American TV network "TUDN": I was in the Santos dressing room, and no one could occupy the place that was for Pele.
He added, "He has a locker in the dressing rooms in his name, and it has been closed since he played his last match with the club. He put some things in it and then closed them and said it can only be opened when I leave. Now it is possible to open the secret locker."
The last look at Pele's body will be held at Santos Stadium on Monday, to be buried on Tuesday (Getty Images)
And if Gustavo's words are true, Pele's death now opens the door to see the contents of his famous wardrobe in the Santos club's changing room, according to the newspaper.
And the Spanish newspaper revealed that "that closet of Pele may contain some of the shoes he wore in his last match with Santos, in addition to a possible letter of thanks and gratitude to the club, where he spent almost all of his professional career."
Santos club has not yet commented on the matter, as the locker has been closed for more than 40 years, and it is possible that there will be a comment and a position regarding Pele's locker, while various sources indicate that that place in the changing room may become a permanent shrine for this "great player."
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Santos has not yet commented on the matter, as the treasury closed for more than 40 years, which is approximately the period that followed the retirement of the “Black Jewel”, and it is likely that there will be a decision and a position that will take some time before it is announced by the club’s management.
The club announced the date and details of the funeral of the late football legend, who died at the age of 82, in a hospital in Sao Paulo.
It is scheduled to organize a ceremony to take a last look at Pele’s body at Santos Stadium on Monday, starting at 10:00 am Brazil time, and he will be buried on Tuesday.
With the death of the "king", it is certain that there will be a great mourning period that Brazil will witness, such as the one that Argentina experienced when Diego Maradona died in November 2020, according to the newspaper "Marca".