Funeral of Brazilian soccer great Pelé at Vila Belmiro Stadium

Fans started arriving at the stadium in the early hours of Monday to pay their last respects to Edson Arantes do Nascimento, globally known as Pelé. His funeral is scheduled start at 10 a.m. local time, and the burial will take place in a vertical cemetery only 600 meters away on Tuesday. The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Subscribe: