{"id":10155,"date":"2016-08-06T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T11:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=10155"},"modified":"2016-08-06T12:04:12","modified_gmt":"2016-08-06T12:04:12","slug":"pele-soccer-legend-pulls-out-of-rio-2016-olympic-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/rio-olympics\/pele-soccer-legend-pulls-out-of-rio-2016-olympic-opening-ceremony.html","title":{"rendered":"Pele: Soccer legend pulls out of Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Pele: Soccer legend pulls out of Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong>Pele: Soccer legend pulls out of Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony<\/strong>: Brazilian soccer great Pele has pulled out of the Olympic Opening Ceremony due to health concerns, it was announced Friday.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">Widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, it was anticipated that the three-time World Cup winner would light the Olympic Cauldron to signal the start of the 2016 Games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">But in a note released to local Brazilian media, Pele says he is not able to carry out the honor due to physical limitations.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">&#8220;Dear friends, only God is more important than my health!&#8221; said the statement.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">&#8220;In my life I have had fractures, surgeries, pain, hospital stays, victories and defeats, and respecting those who admire me.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve always tried not to disappoint my family and the Brazilian people. At this point, I&#8217;m not physically able to attend the opening of the Olympics.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\">&#8220;And as a Brazilian, I ask God to bless you all.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #ff0000;\">Source<\/span><\/strong> : http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/08\/05\/sport\/pele-opening-ceremony-rio-2016-olympic-games\/index.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/rio-olympics\/pele-soccer-legend-pulls-out-of-rio-2016-olympic-opening-ceremony.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pele: Soccer legend pulls out of Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony Pele: Soccer legend pulls out of Rio 2016 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Brazilian soccer great Pele has pulled out of the Olympic Opening Ceremony due to health concerns, it was announced Friday. 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