INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Brazilian soccer legend Pele made a public plea on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his &wicked& and &unjustifiable&
invasion of Ukraine, minutes before Ukraine&s national team played in a World Cup qualifying game.I want to use today&s game as an
opportunity to make a request: Stop this invasion
No argument exists that can justify violence,& Pele said in a statement published on Instagram.This conflict is wicked, unjustifiable and
brings nothing but pain, fear, terror and anguish.Pele and Putin last met in Moscow in 2017 during the Confederations Cup, a championship
held before the World Cup
The Russian leader has named Pele as one of his favorite players.When we met in the past and exchanged smiles accompanied by a long
handshake, I never thought one day we would be as divided as we are today,& wrote Pele, who served as Brazil&s first minister of sports in
the 1990s.Ukraine beat Scotland 3-1 on Wednesday to move one game away from qualifying for the World Cup.Ukraine&s President Volodymyr
Zelenskiy thanked the team for ''two hours of happiness, something we have become unaccustomed to.The post Brazilian soccer icon Pele calls
on Putin to stop ‘wicked& Ukraine invasion first appeared on Ariana News.
