I die at 101, Peles's mother never learned his death.

The mother of the late footballer Pele, Celeste Arantes, has passed away at the age of 101.

Arantes never learned the separation from the life of her son - Brazilian and world football legend - in 2022

Arantes spent the last five years in a vegetative state, which led to family never communicating from Peles's life in 2022.

The news was made public by the Pelé Foundation through a social networking post.

Today's “feeling is mixed. We mourn deeply the removal of elestinha”, as her son lovingly called it. At the same time, we are eternally grateful for its existence. Donna Celeste is the queen's mother and will be remembered forever with love in our hearts and memories.”, the foundation said. Santos, the club where Pele played most of his career, said his fans were sorry for the death of “mother of our eternal king”, the statement said. /Euronews. al