Pelé to be buried today after lying in state at Urbano Caldeira stadium

Pelé to be buried today after lying in state at Urbano Caldeira stadium
Thousands of fans waited in line to pay their respects to Pele on Monday (Matias Delacroix/AP)

Pelé is due to be buried later today after thousands of fans waited to pay their respects as his coffin lay in state at the home of his former club Santos.

The three-time World Cup winner, who scored over 1,000 goals in his career, died on December 29 aged 82 after a battle with cancer.

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