'Rest in peace, Pele,' -- Messi hails the GOAT

"Rest in peace, Pele," Messi wrote on Instagram after the announcement that Pele had died in hospital at the age of 82 after a fight with cancer.

Lionel Messi (L) receives from Brazilian football legend Pele the FIFA/FIFPro World XI award. AFP photo

By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision

World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi led the rest of football-crazy Argentina in bidding Brazilian hero Pele farewell on social media Thursday, posting photos of himself and "The King" taken in

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'Rest in peace, Pele,' -- Messi hails the GOAT

"Rest in peace, Pele," Messi wrote on Instagram after the announcement that Pele had died in hospital at the age of 82 after a fight with cancer.

Lionel Messi (L) receives from Brazilian football legend Pele the FIFA/FIFPro World XI award. AFP photo

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