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FIFA chief Gianni Infantino has responded after he was heavily criticised for taking a selfie just yards away from Pele's open coffin during the Brazilian icon's wake on Monday

Pele’s body has been lying in state at his hometown stadium, following his death aged 82

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been paying his respects to Pele out in Santos - and was spotted smiling for a selfie just yards away from the Brazilian legend's open coffin

Aside from the extraordinary international career that brought him his greatest fame, Pelé was well known for his loyalty to his club Santos, based in the eponymous port city south of Sao Paulo where he spent most of his life. Fans gathered to pay tribute to the king of football…

Pele's status as arguably the game's greatest player is cemented but the Brazilian icon continues to be compared to the modern greats in Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

The funeral of legendary Brazilian footballer Pele will take place in Santos, with the footballer's mother, Celeste, unaware of the three-time World Cup winner's death

Pele's funeral will take place at the stadium of Brazilian football club Santos after the legendary three-time World Cup winner died in December at the age of 82

Pelé, whose full name was Edson Arantes do Nascimento, will be buried at the Memorial Necropole Ecumenical, a vertical cemetery in Santos, with only his family present

Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday. Watch FRANCE 24’s special programme on the passing of Brazil’s football legend.