SAO PAULO (AP) 鈥� A jacket worn by football legend Pel茅 in the 1966 World Cup has become a hit among fans of pop singer Bad Bunny since he borrowed it from a collector鈥檚 sports merchandise store and used it in his recent concerts in Sao Paulo,
Bad Bunny’s tribute to the three-time World Cup winner, who , also included a change in the lyrics of the song MONACO, sung by the Puerto Rican artist as 鈥渟coring a goal after Pel茅 and Maradona鈥� instead of 鈥淢essi and Maradona.鈥�
C谩ssio Brand茫o, the owner of the Alambrado Futebol e Cultura store, seeks historical soccer memorabilia and jerseys and has more than 7,000 of them. He owns 115 items that belonged to Pel茅 and was involved in Bad Bunny’s choice for the jacket.
“He took very good care of the piece. It came back only with sweat, wet with sweat, but it was perfect, in the same condition. They were very careful. It returned in the same suitcase,鈥� Brand茫o said.
Pel茅鈥檚 official Instagram later thanked the singer for the tribute, adding that when someone like honors 鈥渢he King on Brazilian soil, it means the crown is still shining.鈥�
鈥淚 think that today, when I see Bad Bunny doing this, it warms my heart to imagine that many kids across Brazil and around the world are going on YouTube trying to learn more about Pel茅, watching his goals and better understanding the magnitude and greatness of this figure, who is the greatest football player in history and, to me, the greatest Brazilian who has ever lived,鈥� Brand茫o said.
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