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Ray_Pingeau t1_j2o3x35 wrote

Reply to comment by truddles in Brazilians to bid final farewell to Pelé with 24-hour wake and coffin procession by ladyem8

A country held a cease fire to watch a player play soccer who isn’t even from Nigeria. What other sports star playing a game was the result of a cease fire? People literally stopped killing each other to watch him play.

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Jestersage t1_j2ovdtq wrote

There's a few others, but that's over 2000 years ago, but that's original Olympic games, with fear/respect of greek gods in people.

...did I basically equate Pele to a greek god? I will take it.

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