Noted Sand Artist Manas Sahoo Pays Tributes To Football Legend Pele

Puri: Renowned sand artist Manas Kumar Sahoo paid tributes to Football legend Pele through a beautiful sand art on Puri beach.

He created a 15-feet long sand art of Pele with the message “A Hero Never Dies. Long live Pele’.

The sand sculptor took around four hours the creation. He used 15-tonne sand to make the art.

He also shared the art on his social media platform.

Notably, Pele passed away at the age of 82 last night after battling colon cancer.

Pele’s star was already in the ascendancy at the age of just 17, when he celebrated his first FIFA World Cup™ title with Brazil in Sweden on 29 June 1958. He still holds the record as the youngest world champion of all time.

Although the striker featured in the South American team’s squad as they defended their title in 1962, he missed most of the tournament due to injury. Pele’s immense talent was on full display once again in 1970 as he led his team to their next triumph, making him the only player ever to have won three World Cups.