Let us pray for the soul of Pele but also that his passing puts to bed once and for all the absurd argument about whether he is the greatest footballer of all time.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, as he was born, stands as high and mightily above all pretenders to his kingdom as the statue of Christ the Redeemer now bathed in the yellow and green as it looks down upon the fabled beaches of Rio.
The hour has come for the Leo Luvvies and Cristiano Crazies to come to terms with the true history of the beautiful game.