Soccer legend Pele visits elementary school in disaster-hit Miyagi
Brazilian soccer legend Pele visited an elementary school here, to the delight of children and local residents affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Pele, known as “The King of Football,” offered a silent prayer for the victims of the March 11 disaster as he visited the Yuriage district of Natori in Miyagi Prefecture on Oct. 17.
The 70-year-old former player then joined an event at the Fujigaoka Elementary School in the city, giving autographs and presenting soccer balls to local children and adults. Some 200 people gathered for the event.