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Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pelé’s funeral

Brazilian soccer great Pele lies in state at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The entrance to the mausoleum of late Brazilian soccer great Pele features statues of him, before his coffin is placed inside at Necropole Ecumenica Memorial Cemetery in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The remains of late Brazilian soccer great Pele are carried into Necropole Ecumenica Memorial Cemetery at the end of his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The casket of late Brazilian soccer great Pele is draped in the Brazilian and Santos FC soccer club flags as his remains are transported from Vila Belmiro stadium, where he laid in state, to the cemetery during his funeral procession in Santos, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Brazilian players face backlash for skipping Pelé’s funeral