FIFA will ask every country in the world to name a stadium in honour of Pele, its president, Gianni Infantino, said on Monday.Pele, the Brazil great who won the World Cup three times and scored more than 1,000 goals, died last Thursday aged 82.Minute of silence in honour of Pele, Mark Odhiambo in mid-week matchesInfantino, who is in Brazil for Pele’s funeral, told reporters: “We’re going to ask every country in the world to name one of their football stadiums with the name of Pele.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6917018##In April 2021, Rio de Janeiro abandoned plans to name the famous Maracana stadium after Pele after it was vetoed by the state governor.Pele’s coffin was placed inside the Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos on Monday, the club’s home ground where he spent his entire career virtually.Infantino released a statement on the day of Pele’s death, which began: “For everyone who loves the beautiful game, this is the day we never wanted to come. The day we lost Pele.”
