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Tens of thousands of people - some in tears - queued through the night to say goodbye to Pele.

The new Brazilian president Lula da Silva is due to join mourners paying their respects to Pele at the Santos Stadium shortly.

Pele's coffin will then be taken through the streets of the city of Santos ahead of a private family burial.

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Mourners have gathered at at the Urbano Caldeira stadium in Sao Paulo, the home of Pele's former club Santos, where the Brazilian legend's coffin has been lying in state.

A procession through the streets of Santos is due to start shortly, before a private family burial.

Katy Watson
South America correspondent in Santos

Marcela Buono is a Santos native who now lives in Miami. She’s back for a family visit and wanted to pay her respects to the footballing legend.

“We grew up with him, he used to go to the supermarket here every day, that was normal for us,” she says. “He was always fantastic, giving autographs for the kids. He was an amazing person, an inspiration.

“He was a fantastic human being,” says former Santos Football Club President, Marcelo Teixeira. “He had a generous heart, not just because he was the athlete of the century but he was a simple man, he always looked after people in a really sincere, humble way.”

Brazil’s new President Lula da Silva also paid his respects shortly before the wake ended.

Katy Watson
South America correspondent in Santos

Brazilians queued all day Monday in the searing summer Santos heat, to catch a final glimpse of their King of Football. And overnight, the line grew even bigger.

Under a large white tent in the centre of Santos football pitch, the club where he made his name, the body of Brazil’s legend lay in an open casket, a Brazilian flag draped across it.

There were tears, applause and even some Brazilians falling to the ground in worship of the man who revolutionised the beautiful game and made their country famous.

“I had the opportunity to see him playing in the stadium many times in life,” says João Paulo Machado who lives in Santos. “He's the number one ambassador of this country in the world, in my opinion. If you travel abroad, the first thing people say is you are from Pelé's country.”

Another man, Rodrigo, had tears in his eyes as he talked about what Pelé meant for him.

“We cried when we heard he had died and I didn’t expect it to be so difficult,” he said. “We are really grateful to him and Santos. I brought my daughter and her friends so they can understand how important he was for the city, our lives and our culture.”

Thousands of mourners queued through the night to pay respects to Brazil legend Pele who is lying in state at the ground of his former club Santos.

Pele's coffin was placed in the centre of the pitch at the Urbano Caldeira stadium, with fans lining the streets to get inside the ground.

The three-time World Cup winner died at the age of 82 on 29 December.

There will be a procession through the streets of Santos to a private family burial from 12:00 GMT.

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Jude Bellingham should choose a move to Real Madrid over a switch to Liverpool, insists former West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.

Both clubs have been heavily linked with a move for the Borussia Dortmund teenager, who starred for England at the World Cup in Qatar.

But after the Reds' top-four hopes were dented by Monday's 3-1 Premier League defeat at Brentford, Reo-Coker said La Liga would be Bellingham's best option.

"If you were Jude Bellingham, would you go to Liverpool right now with what you currently see?" Reo-Coker said on the Football Daily Podcast on BBC Sounds.

"You look at the other suitors – if I was Bellingham, I would go to Real Madrid. I would look at what Real Madrid are doing, what they are building, what they’ve got there, the young talent and what can be achieved, and I would go there.

"I would not go to Liverpool."

ESPN senior writer Mark Ogden agreed, adding: "No matter what year it is, what state they are in, it’s Real Madrid isn’t it? They are the biggest club in the world – other clubs will argue with that but they are.

"Liverpool are always a massive draw. But right now, for me, Real Madrid is the place to be. It’s the dream move for any player and he could dominate that midfield like Modric has for the last 10 years. It would be a great move for him."

Listen to more on Bellingham and Liverpool at 12'30 on Football Daily Podcast

Mark Chapman is joined by former West Ham and Aston Villa midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker and senior writer at ESPN, Mark Ogden as they react to Brentford's win over Liverpool, plus all the other big Premier League stories from the weekend.

Chris Sutton also gives his reaction to Rangers and Celtic drawing 2-2 in the Scottish Premiership. Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth also pops on the show after his side beat Peterborough United in League One.

Check it out by following the link below or head over to BBC Sounds.

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Liverpool have decided not to "battle" and are paying the price - that's the view of Neil Atkinson from The Anfield Wrap.

Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast in the wake of the Reds' 3-1 loss at Brentford, Atkinson said: "It was dreadful. It was good for the first 10 minutes. They had a terrible 35 minutes in the first half against Leicester and then the remaining 35 of the first half against Brentford was dreadful as well.

"I do think Brentford play ever so well. They have a really smart granular approach to the game, they break it down into chunks and play it on their own terms. But I knew that before a ball was kicked, so Liverpool should have known that as well as they have lots of highly-paid analysts who work this thing out. Then it felt like Liverpool sort of stumbled into a mess.

"They were letting Brentford in, not in soft ways but ways that they were not engaged with the fact that this is a battle. What the Liverpool team from 2018 to 2020 was brilliant at was understanding the battle, winning it first. As it is at the minute Liverpool don’t seem interested in winning battles. They’ve decided to rise above such a thing and when you do that you get punished.

"The essence of this is Liverpool need to find a way to be more physically robust. If that means going into the transfer market so be it."

What are your concerns with Liverpool? Or is criticism unfair? Let us know here

You can listen to Atkinson's take from 25 minutes in here

Speaking of Joao Felix. Here he is with Antoine Griezmann and his wonderful new hair.

It looked like he was growing out highlights during the World Cup but has now opted for something even wilder.

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A trio of Premier League clubs have been approached

Chelsea, Man Utd and Arsenal have been contacted about a pretty hefty loan deal for Portugal and Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix. That's in The Athletic, external.

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Newcastle United

You can get the latest on Newcastle's transfer links, loads of expert opinion and plenty of fan viewpoints on our dedicated Newcastle page.

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Cristiano Ronaldo is set to be unveiled at Al Nassr today, but Spanish newspaper Marca, external, the Portuguese has a clause in his contract that will see him loaned to Newcastle if they reach the Champions League this season.

Would that be a good move for Newcastle? Hit the thumbs.

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And finally from former Liverpool winger Bolo Zenden on whether Jurgen Klopp can turn the Reds' form around:

"Firstly we have to say Brentford did really well yesterday. If we didn't have VAR it would have been 6-4 or something. So of course Klopp isn't happy, and then you get questions that haven't been asked for the last five or six years. He has done everything with Liverpool and transformed them into a team who won everything.

"All the teams that played them were afraid of this intensity that they've got, but at the moment they haven't got it.

"Can he change it? He has done in the past and proven he can do a job so yes of course I think he can. But it is still football and if results stay way it becomes harder and harder for a manager."

Liverpool

You can get the latest on Liverpool’s transfer links, loads of expert opinion and plenty of fan viewpoints on our dedicated Liverpool page.

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More from former Liverpool winger Bolo Zenden who spoke to 5 Live Breakfast about comments from ex-Reds defender Jamie Carragher, who said Liverpool were an 'ageing team coming to the end'.

"I wouldn't say ageing in the sense of literally their age but I understand what he means. When there is a team that has been stuck together for a long time you see cracks. We have seen a lot of cracks this season.

"But it is also due to the injuries they have had this season. They haven't been able to play the same formation a lot of the time. If you look at the back four for example they don't gel together or have this cement between them. At times it seems like they don't even understand each other. So they miss the chemistry to make it work."