Prince William, Kate Middleton honours football icon Pele

• English football team’s tribute to Pele was retweeted by Prince William.
• Pele, a three-time World Cup champion, passed away on Thursday at age 82.
• He is the only player in history to have won the World Cup three times.

The English football team’s tribute to Pele, who passed away at age 82, was retweeted by Prince William.

The Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Instagram account also posted a screenshot of the homage.

Pele, a legend in Brazilian football who was widely recognised as the game’s greatest player ever, passed away on Thursday at the age of 82, his family announced.

“Everything we are is thanks to you. We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” Kely Nascimento said on Instagram.

Brazilian football legend Pele, widely recognised as the best player of all time, passed away on Thursday at the age of 82, according to his family. Pele was a three-time World Cup champion and the architect of the “beautiful game.”

Pele is the only player in history to have won the World Cup three times (1958, 1962, and 1970), earning him the title of athlete of the century from the International Olympic Committee in 1999.

Before retiring in 1977, he amassed more than 1,000 goals over one of the most legendary careers in sports, earning the moniker “O Rei” (The King).

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