Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, January 6 (reporter Shan Lei) FIFA news that three member associations have responded to the call of FIFA president Infantino, named the court after the late “ball king” Bailey.
Infantino said at the farewell ceremony of Pele in the Brazilian city of Santos on the 2nd that FIFA would require all member associations to name a stadium after Pele. On the 4th, Cape Verde, an African island country, first responded to the call and decided to name the National Stadium “Bailey Stadium”. Guinea-Bissau, a West African country, decided on the 5th to name a stadium in the city of Bafata as “The ball king” Bailey “. Columbia, a South American country, also decided on the 5th to name a stadium in biavesencio as “ball king” Bailey “.
After Infantino issued this call, FIFA named the stadium of its headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland as “Pele”. Infantino believes that the stadium is the most memorable place for Bailey. Infantino said: “When a child sees a goal on the ‘Bailey Stadium’, he will definitely ask, who is Bailey?”
Pele died of multiple organ failure caused by colon cancer in Sao Paulo, Brazil on December 29, 2022at the age of 82.
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