Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 1.6K Brazilian football legend, ‘Pele’ has been added to the dictionary in Portugal as an adjective to describe someone ‘out of the ordinary.’ The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary was part of a campaign that gathered more than 125,000 signatures to honour his impact beyond football. For the world’s 265 million Portuguese speakers, ‘pele’ can now be used to denote something or someone extraordinary for which it is already employed informally in Brazil. Under the new entry, the word is defined as ‘exceptional, incomparable, unique’, qualities associated with ‘The King’ of football. More Articles You Would Love VIDEO: Watch Steve Harvey Touch Down In Ghana And See Him Trying Out Some Ghanaian Clothing House Of Paon Presents A Fierce Look Book For Its SS20 Collection Dubbed ‘Metamorphosis’ The three-time World Cup winner died in December aged 82 after a fight against colon cancer. The dictionary entry reads: ‘The one that is extraordinary, or who because of his quality, value or superiority cannot be matched to anything or anyone, just like Pele; nickname of Edson Arantes do Nascimento (1940-2022), considered the best athlete of all time; exceptional, incomparable, unique. ‘Examples: He is the Pele of basketball, she is the Pele of tennis, she is the Pele of Brazilian theater, he is the Pele of medicine.’ The Pele Foundation, Santos FC – where he played most of his career – and many Brazilians celebrated the decision by the publishers of one of the country’s most popular dictionaries. ‘The expression that was already used to refer to the best at something is already eternal in the pages of the dictionary,’ Pele’s social media channels said after the announcement. ‘We made history together and put the name of the King of Soccer into the Portuguese language. Pele means “THE BEST”.’ ‘The Pele campaign in the dictionary is one of the most original we have ever participated,’ said Joe Fraga, executive director of the Pele Foundation. ‘His name in the dictionary is a very important piece of his legacy that will keep Pele alive forever.’ Pele scored a world record 1,281 goals during his more than two decades playing with Santos (1956-74), the Brazilian national team and the New York Cosmos (1975-77). Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail FashionGHANA Admin FashionGHANA.com is a Fashion PR Company, Events planning & management team as well as Africa's leading Fashion Media House. Get Intouch with us and let's see how we can help you grow. info@FashionGHANAcom More For You Cameroonian UFC champion Francis Ngannou’s 15 Month Old Son Dies Trashy Rap Star ‘Megan The Stallion’ Is Being Sued By Her Camera For... VIDEOS: King Promise & Sarkodie Show Men How To Drip In Kente &... VIDEO: Rihanna Promises Ayra Starr A Verse After Rick Ross Failed To Create... PICS: Top Influencer Krisline Stars in Fabulous ‘SISTERHOOD’ Images Featuring Sierra Leone Influencer... VIDEO: Watch Rihanna Take A Shot At Learning Congolese Language Lingala PICS: Women’s Basket Ball Icon Angel Reese Serves Extra Glam In Her Backless... VIDEO: Asake Lookalike Brutally Thrown Out By Bouncers At Asake’s Concert VIDEO: Nigerian Dancer Korra Obidi Faces Knife and Acid Attack Whilst Live Streaming... Legendary American Football Player OJ Simpson Dies At Age 76 Leave a Comment Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.