Kolkata, Dec 31 (PTI) Putting their bitter club rivalries aside, the city’s Big Three football clubs joined in to mourn the loss of Pele, widely regarded as the greatest footballer the planet has ever seen, and remember his magical presence that wowed the metropolis 45 years back.
A pall of gloom descended on Kolkata as people of the football-crazy city woke up to the death of Pele on Friday, following his prolonged battle with colon cancer at a Sao Paulo hospital.
It was a ‘Black Day’ for Mohun Bagan, the country’s only club against whom the three-time World Cup winner played in an exhibition match in the twilight of his glittering career.
