Pele praises Rio Games, calls Brazil’s soccer gold ‘dream come true’

While athletes from around the world packed the Rio Games closing ceremony, one of the biggest stars was absent — Brazil soccer great Pele. Instead, the three-time World Cup champion went to Twitter to celebrate Brazil’s first gold medal in his sport. During Sunday night’s ceremony at Maracana Stadium, Pele tweeted: “I waited for my […]

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