Pele, the never recognized daughter appears in the will – Corriere.it

There may be another heir to Pel, besides widow Marcia Aoki, six children, and two grandchildren. The newspaper gave the news Folha de S. Paulo: it would have been O Rei himself who indicated it in his will: it would be Maria do Socorro Azevedo, for whom Pel was cited last September to undergo a paternity test. Tests that the former champion, who passed away at the end of December, was unable to sustain. Pel’s estate is estimated at 15 million dollars, 30% of which – including Guaruja’s house – will go to his widow. The rest – about 10% each – will go to the six children and two grandchildren, the children of Sandra, who died of cancer in 2006. Pel died last December 29 at the age of 82. She had been the daughter to announce it with a post on Instagram. The deeds of the Brazilian footballer, born in Tres Coraoes on 23 October 1940, will be remembered forever and, decades after his retirement, the debate on who was the absolute best between him and Diego Armando Maradona, who died on 25 November of 2020.

Pel’s name linked to Santos (11 national and five international titles), with a short two-year queue at the New York Cosmos in the US championship, and at Brazil, with which he won three World Cups (Sweden ’58, Chile ’62 and Mexico ’70). Only player in history to have achieved such a feat. With Seleao he scored 77 goals in 92 games. In general, Fifa recognizes him as the best scorer ever, but the estimates are not unique: they range from over 1,200 to a minimum of 757, with youth level matches and unofficial matches that cause the figure to fluctuate. Beyond the numbers, the masterpiece against Sweden in 1958 – chest stop, sombrero to the defender and volley goal – remains a hymn to the purest talent. As well as the bicycle kick in the film Escape to Victory.