ブラジルで「王様ペレの日」制定　１０００ゴール目決めた１１月１９日

【リオデジャネイロＡＦＰ＝時事】ブラジルサッカー界のレジェンドで、２０２２年に死去したペレ氏をたたえる「王様ペレの日」が同国で制定されることになった。ブラジルの政府官報が２日に伝えた。（写真はサッカー元ブラジル代表のペレ氏）
　王様ペレの日は、ペレ氏がキャリア１０００ゴール目を決めた１１月１９日に設定され、ルイス・イナシオ・ルラ・ダシルバ大統領が制定のための法律を公布した。
　ペレ氏はサントスＦＣに所属していた１９６９年のこの日、ブラジルサッカーの聖地マラカナン・スタジアムでキャリア１０００ゴールの金字塔を打ち立て、ゴールをブラジルの貧しい子どもにささげた。
　多くの人から史上最高のサッカー選手とみなされるペレ氏は、ブラジル代表で３回のＷ杯優勝を果たし、キャリア１０００ゴール以上をマーク。２０２２年１２月２９日に８２歳で死去した後は、数日にわたってブラジル全土が喪に服し、世界中から哀悼のメッセージが寄せられた。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2024/07/03-16:12）

Brazil football legend Pele will be honored in his home country by a commemorative day baptised King Pele Day, reported Tuesday's edition of the government gazette.
Considered by many the greatest footballer of all time, Edson Arantes do Nascimento -- better known as Pele -- won three World Cups with Brazil and scored more than 1,000 goals over his storied career.
King Pele Day will be held on November 19 -- the date on which the striker scored his 1,000th goal in a match for boyhood club Santos at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana Stadium in 1969.
Pele's goal came from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win against Vasco da Gama, and the match was momentarily interrupted as supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate O Rei's (The King's) achievement.
The Tres Coracoes-native dedicated his landmark goal to the poor children of Brazil.
The following year, he won the last of his three World Cups as part of the legendary 1970 Brazil team.
Pele died on December 29, 2022, aged 82. His passing was marked by a period of national mourning and tributes to the sporting icon from across the globe.
The law creating the commemorative date was promulgated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.