The world of football was shaken by the news of the death of the great Pele, who will be buried on Tuesday. The Brazilians blamed Neymar, who said he would not be present to see the “king of football” on his final journey.

Neymar after Brazil’s elimination from the 2022 World Cup in QatarPhoto: Michael Zemanek / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

FIFA president’s proposal after the death of the great Pele

Neymar, who was heavily criticized in Brazil after he sent his father to Pele’s funeral

The coffin with the dead body of Pele was placed on Monday at the stadium in Vila-Belmiro (Santos), and since Tuesday, more than 150,000 people have said goodbye to the legendary football player there, Globo reports.

While many expected Neymar to be present to see Pele on his final journey, the Paris Saint-Germain star announced he would not be able to make it and sent his father there instead.

His decision did not go unnoticed, he was sharply criticized by the host of the Brasil Urgente show, José Luis Datena, even during the live broadcast.

“If Neymar wanted to volunteer, he could come. It was very easy for him to put pressure on PSG to let him come here. It wouldn’t cost him anything.

He has been sought out many times for parties, so why not ask PSG to say goodbye to Pele? I think Neymar, as a footballer of the Brazilian national team, was obliged to approach Pele’s coffin and say goodbye.

This would be important for Brazilian football. It would be an image that would help Brazilian football, which is full of characters who have forgotten where they came from.

They are so far from the people, that’s why they haven’t won the World Cup for 20 years.” – was his message, according to Brazilian mass media.

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