Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, is a historical figure in professional football. This 82-year-old soccer genius simply blew the world away with his talent. Pelé is the only player in the history of football to have won three World Cups with Brazil, recalls Aufeminin. If her reputation is well established in the sports field, she has still been greatly tainted by certain scandals in her personal life.
One of the scandals that marked Edson Arantes do Nascimento the most was the lawsuit brought against him by his grandchildren, Gabriel and Octavio. It was in 2013 that this story took place. Indeed, Gabriel and Octavio have filed a complaint against the genius of the round ball for having “abandoned them intellectually, morally and materially”, reports Aufeminin. They asked for alimony of 4600 euros each in that order. Note that they are not the only members of Pelé’s family who have filed a complaint against him.
Sandra Macedo: Pelé’s illegitimate daughter whom he never recognized
Sandra Macedo was born in 1964 from a short affair between Pelé and Anizia Macedo, a chambermaid. Only, the football star refused to recognize her as his daughter. Reason why Sandra Macedo led a legal battle against him in order to be recognized. Pelé has always refused to submit to DNA testing. Despite this, he was recognized as the father of Sandra Macedo by the courts. Sandra Macedo died at the age of 42 in 2006 from cancer, but despite everything, Pelé refused to admit that he was her father.
Among Pelé’s setbacks are the problems of his son, Edinho, born in 1970 to his first wife, Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi. Edinho found himself embroiled in a story of money laundering. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison in 2017 after appealing an initial judgment that sentenced him to 33 years in prison.
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