The greatest footballer of all times, Pele, has passed away on 29th December, 2022. He was under treatment for sometime long for the dreaded cancer and the end came at a Savo Paulo hospital in Brazil at the age of 82. Pele rose to fame from barefoot and poverty. He started playing at the age of 15 for the football club, Santos and his dazzling form attracted the national selectors and he was included in the World Cup team of Brazil in 1958. Pele helped Brazil to win the World Cup first time by scoring a hatrick in the semifinal against France and a brace in the final against Sweden. He has scored 1281 goals in 1366 games and won the hearts of crores of people around the world. FIFA has honoured him with the coveted crown of ” Player of the Century.” AIBDPA mourns the demise of Pele, the greatest footballer and pays respectful homage to him.