Fans pay their respects to football legend Pele as he lies in an open casket at the home of his former club Santos
Image:He played 656 competitive matches for the side, helping them to numerous trophies, including six Brazilian league titles.
After lying in state at the Vila Belmiro stadium, Pele's casket will be carried through the streets of Santos to the home of his 100-year-old mother. He will then be buried at the Memorial Necropole Ecumenical, a vertical cemetery in Santos, on Tuesday, with only his family present.
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