tell us what the reaction is in rio dejaneiro in particular and across the country. and across the country. it is a country that was braced _ across the country. it is a country that was braced for _ across the country. it is a country that was braced for this _ across the country. it is a country that was braced for this news. i l that was braced for this news. i went to do a tv show in rio de janeiro on friday, and i was told that it was a question of hours. and i have been told subsequently that it is extraordinary that he has lasted as long as he did. it was proof that he was the athlete of the century, as he was named. there is an element of being prepared for this moment, but when it comes, it hits people very hard because there is almost no one in brazil was old enough to remember a world before there was pele. he is so synonymous with the country for winning, for winning in style and for winning in style with a smile on his face. he is the greatest diplomat that brazil has ever produced, the greatest pr machine that brazil has ever produced, i think. machine

s arch was lit in the colours of brazil, the colours of pele, a tribute to an icon mirrored in rio dejaneiroeel a void. we feel sad. but actually, we never lose him. we never lost him. he's forever. with us. he's forever with everyone. off the pitch, pele campaigned to improve conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i i would do everything again and i thank god. _ pele's great achievements were marked at this year's world cup in qatar as concern for his health grew. the brazilian government has now declared three days of national mourning to pay tribute to a national idol. simon jones, bbc news. fernando duarte is a brazilian journalist and writer. he's been telling us the impact pele's death has had on the country. well, people in brazil at least will agree that he was the greatest ever. there's no doubt amongst brazilians. yeah, it's a sad time. it was coming. i mean, he had been ill fora number of years, even before the cancer was diagnosed. so... there's

and in rio dejaneiro, the statue of christ the redeemer has also been lit in the same national coloursaught up with south american football journalist tim vickery, and started by asking him about pele�*s funeral plans. well, remember, we have the presidential — lula taking over as president on sunday. that's put the whole thing back a little bit. pele — his body, his coffin will be taken to the centre circle of the field at santos, where he played for so long. it'll lie there for 2h hours, starting 10am local time on monday. and after that, he'll be moved to a nearby cemetery — a vertical cemetery, hand—picked by pele because it gives a view of that stadium. and it gives us all a chance to look back on a remarkable life. interesting there how much katy was stressing "king". let's remember, this is someone who was born just 52 years after brazil abolished slavery and here he is, leaving the scene the undisputed king of the global game. what a life story. you mentioned the abolition of slavery there — quite incredible that that had come, what, just a few decades before the first world cu

despair in rio dejaneiro after brazil crashed out of the world cup. from the looks on theirfaces, everyone here expected their team to go a lot further than just the quarterfinals. translation: , , , translation: the guys played ve well, translation: the guys played very well. but _ translation: the guys played very well, but i _ translation: the guys played very well, but i think _ translation: the guys played very well, but i think they - very well, but i think they lacked passion. unfortunately it ended in penalties. this is very hard for us. it was a silly mistake, said this fan, everyone went forward, there was a counter attack and this unfortunate thing happened. h0??? unfortunate thing happened. how different things _ unfortunate thing happened. how different things look a little earlier when neymar put the brazilians ahead. this his 77th goalfor his brazilians ahead. this his 77th goal for his country, equalling the official record held by a someone called to make one. if brazil thought that was going to be that, they were wrong, petkovic equa

tim vickery is a south american football expert, based in rio dejaneiro — and he explained to me hows. there's an element of being prepared for this moment, but when it comes, it hits people very hard because there's almost no one in brazil who's old enough to remember a world before there was pele. he's so synonymous with the country for winning. for winning in style and for winning in style with a smile on his face. he's the greatest diplomat that brazil has ever produced, the greatest pr machine i think that brazil has ever produced. and to put this in a uk context, it's a little bit like maybe losing winston churchill, lord nelson, paul mccartney, lewis hamilton and bobby charlton all in one. so even though it hasn't come as a surprise, it's still a shock. even in a country where the population, so much of the population is extremely young. how much of an inspiration did he remain on and off the field? i mean, in terms of inspiring people to play football, but also knowing who he was as that sort of national hero? yeah, he's... what do you think of when you think of brazil? you m

and in rio dejaneiro, the statue of christ the redeemer has also been lit in the same national coloursmily brown, who's been taking a look at some of the tributes being paid. tributes from the world of football have come on social media. arguably the greatest footballer of all time, pele, tributes of income again from both sports stars but also politicians. it's notjust his football achievements that have been recognised by the cultural impact he had. let's look at some of the tributes on twitter. argentina's world cup—winning captain lionel messi posted this photo. brazil's neymar said: really picking up on his cultural impact. meanwhile, on twitter, the brazilian attacking midfielder rivaldo tweeted: france's kylian mbappe posted: and german football great franz beckenbauer tweeted: and in the past few hours, gianni infantino, fifa's president, shared this video on his instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and we feel a void, we feel sad but, actually, we never lose him, we never lost him — he is forever. some moving words from the world of football there, and there have also bee

s arch was lit in the colours of brazil, the colours of pele, a tribute to an icon mirrored in rio dejaneiro. we feel sad. but actually, we never lose him. we never lost him. he's forever. with us. he's forever with everyone. off the pitch, pele campaigned to improve conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to to do every single game again since i was born until now, i i would do everything again and i thank god. _ pele's great achievements were marked at this year's world cup in qatar as concern for his health grew. the brazilian government has now declared three days of national mourning to pay tribute to a national idol. simon jones, bbc news. football fans around the world have been expressing their feelings, following the death of pele. let's just have a listen to some of their thoughts, starting in abuja, nigeria. you are surely the god of football itself. you are like a world leader. as a child, he gives you hope, and we started playing football without boots. he took brazil to the world cup and some other thing

in rio dejaneiro, the statue of christ the redeemer has been lit up — as has the maracana stadium.ning have been declared in brazil. and in the uk — london's wembley stadium has been illuminated in brazil's national colours — and flags are flying at half mast at the headquarters of football's world governing body, fifa. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson has sent this report from sao paulo. brazil's most famous landmark, paying tribute to brazil's most famous name. at santos, the club where perley played for so many years, brazilians came to mark his passing. the whole nation is in mourning for a man who defined the beautiful game. pele made it against the odds, in an often racist and classis country, his poor black and talented footballer was a success story from the beginning. he stayed true to his brazilian roots but had fans the world over. he transcended his sort. fans the world over. he transcended his sport- the _ fans the world over. he transcended his sport. the man _ fans the world over. he transcended his sport. the man on _ fans the world over. he transcended h

and in rio dejaneiro, the statue of christ the redeemer has also been lit in the same national coloursour reporter emily brown who's been taking a look at some of the tributes being paid. emily, what have people been saying? emily, what have people been sa in: ? , , emily, what have people been sa inc? , , ., , saying? tributes have been ”ourin saying? tributes have been pouring in _ saying? tributes have been pouring in not _ saying? tributes have been pouring in notjust - saying? tributes have been pouring in not just from - saying? tributes have beenj pouring in notjust from the sporting world, but from world leaders for the resilient legend pele, he was arguably the greatest footballer of all time and that is a line that has been used by so many in their tribute to him. is the only man to have won the world cup three times and it is not just his football achievements that have recognised, because he had huge cultural impact as well. in the past few hours, johnny infantino, fifa's president, made this comment on his instagram. we lost pele, the king, 0 rei, and we feel a void, we fe

in rio dejaneiro, the statue of christ the redeemer has been lit up — as has the maracana stadium.nal mourning have been declared in brazil. and in the uk — london's wembley stadium has been illuminated in brazil's national colours — and flags are flying at half mast at the headquarters of football's world governing body, fifa. pele also starred in one of the quirkiest films of the eighties — a world war two story about allied prisoners of war in a german detention camp. he played alongside michael caine, sylvester stallone — and other footballers including fellow world cup winners sir bobby moore, 0ssie ardiles and also russell 0sman of ipswich and england. and also russell 0sman a little earlier, i asked russell how he came to be involved with escape to victory — and with pele. it all came about out of the blue. back in 1980 we were not doing bad in suffolk and bobby was the manager and someone approached him about needing some footballers to help make a prisoner of war film. and he said it was in the summer and some of the lad are not doing anything, i will grant permission for

thank you. you live to rio dejaneiro in brazil where fans are gathered to watch their country play inone nail, brazil has nonetheless gone through to the next round while cameroon has been eliminated. serbia has been playing switzerland and switzerland has 13-2. -- 3-2. the prince of wales is meeting us presidentjoe biden on the final day of his trip to boston, before the awarding of the earthshot prize. the visit coincides with the release of a trailer for the forthcoming netflix documentary about the duke and duchess of sussex, which suggests they will be making more personal — and potentially damaging — claims about their treatment by some members of the royal household. nada tawfik is there for us. welcome to you. take us through what has been happening there with the prince and princess of wales. well, just a short while ago, president joe biden left. he had met with the prince of wales. it was president joe biden's first up here in boston to have that greeting. right behind me on the patio of thejfk library museum. the two of them spoke. it is quite chilly so the president asked

first the brazilians in rio dejaneiro. lots of disappointed faces.hese pictures from zagreb. cheering and even croatia's prime ministerjoined in the celebrations. translation: two world cups in a row it is a fantastic feeling for the entire croatian people and across the world, a very special state of good mood today. let's hear from our correspondents in the two countries now — in a moment, we'll bring you katy watson's thoughts from brazil. but first here's guy delauney in croatia. they are toasting the name of dominic, after the match and quarter—final of the world cup which croatia one on penalty as they ten to do and dominic livakovic did what he did, save those crucial keys. horatio proving extremely resilient in their spot kicks. talking to fans throughout the course of the day and even when it looked desperate for croatia in the second half of extra time when they were 1—0 down, there was an, look, we will score a goal and take you to penalties. we believe and once more they believe and once more they believe they can go all the way to the fi

s arch was lit in the colours of brazil, the colours of pele, a tribute to an icon mirrored in rio dejaneiroe conditions for the most deprived in society. looking back at his long career, he said he had no regrets. if i have to do every single game again since i was born until now, i would do everything again. and i thank god. pele's great achievements were marked at this year's world cup in qatar, as concern for his health grew. the brazilian government has now declared three days of national mourning to pay tribute to a national idol. simon jones, bbc news. brazil has announced three days of national mourning following the death of the footballing great. 0ur south america correspondent katy watson has sent us this report from outside the hospital in sao paulo where pele died. this is a moment that so many people knew was going to happen but at the same time dreaded of course happening. and now you can see the world's media as well as fans, who have come to pay their respects, have gathered outside the hospital where he died. even the hospital put out a statement saying that they shared in

tim vickery is a south american footballjournalist and joins us now from rio dejaneiro.s. what will happen is that his body will be taken from i is that his body will be taken from sao paulo — is that his body will be taken from sao paulo about an hour in light traffic_ sao paulo about an hour in light traffic down the hill percentiles on the coast — traffic down the hill percentiles on the coast where from monday morning local time _ the coast where from monday morning local time the coffin will lie in the centre circle of the stadium of santos _ the centre circle of the stadium of santos football club. this will be open _ santos football club. this will be open to— santos football club. this will be open to the public probably for around — open to the public probably for around 24 hours, so anyone wanting to pay— around 24 hours, so anyone wanting to pay their— around 24 hours, so anyone wanting to pay their respects, make your way to pay their respects, make your way to santos _ to pay their respects, make your way to santos football club between monday and tuesday mo