July 3 According to the Argentine media “Ole”, Brazil recently issued a presidential decree establishing November 19th of each year as “King Pelé Day”.
Brazilian football legend Pelé passed away on December 29, 2022. The report states that Brazilian President Lula da Silva has signed a decree establishing November 19th of each year as “King Pelé Day”, and the country will celebrate this holiday.
The reason for choosing November 19th is that on November 19, 1969, Pelé scored his 1000th career goal while playing for Santos.
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