“Absolute Money Grabbing Sc*mbag” – FIFA Boss Gianni Infantino Shamed by Fans for Taking a Selfie in Front of Pele’s Coffin

A few days ago, the soccer universe lost one of its greats. Many consider Pele to be the best soccer player ever to play the game. The Brazilian soccer legend passed away on 29 December, aged 82. Pelé was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2021.

However, last December, his body stopped responding to his chemotherapy treatment. Pelé was then admitted into the hospital for a ‘re-evaluation’ of his cancer treatment. Unfortunately, around a month later, he passed away.

While the entire world mourns the soccer legend’s death, soccer fans are furious with the President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino.

Is Infantino disrespecting Pele?

Pelé was lying down in the state for 24 hours at the Urbano Caldeira stadium for the fans to pay their respects to the soccer legend. Fans packed the stadium and the surrounding streets. Pelé’s family had to use a fire truck to transport the soccer legend’s body to a private funeral.

Big names like Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the New President of Brazil, were present at the funeral. Santos F.C. revealed that over 230,000 people gathered at their home ground to mourn the soccer legend’s death.

Amidst all this, Gianni Infantino was pictured taking a selfie while standing in front of the soccer legend’s coffin. Infantino’s picture spread like wildfire across the internet. Since then, soccer fans from all over the world have come raining down on Infantino. Every fan considers this gesture severely disrespectful to the Brazilian soccer star.

Let’s have a look at how the fans reacted to Infantino’s weird gesture.

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A majority of the fans did not appreciate the gesture by Gianni Infantino. Some fans even claim that he should resign immediately.

Pele’s royal soccer legacy

Pelé left behind one of the greatest soccer legacies ever. The Brazilian soccer star won three FIFA World Cups. He won two back-to-back in 1958 and 1962. He added another one in 1970. Pelé made his national team debut at a very young age. He had the charm and flair of a world-class player from the beginning itself.

France Football once revealed that Pelé could have won seven Ballon d’Ors, if he was eligible to do so. The ‘re-evaluation’ happened several decades after the soccer legend retired. However, due to his major contributions to soccer, the Brazilian star received an honorary Ballon d’Or.

Additionally, Pelé transformed soccer initially in America. The Brazilian soccer star ended his illustrious career playing soccer for a few years at New York Cosmos. Thousands of people came to watch soccer when the soccer legend moved to America. The Brazilian soccer star changed the way people in the U.S. perceived soccer.

Many consider Pelé the reason behind the coining of the term ‘The Beautiful Game’.

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