Soccer legend and hometown hero Pele will not attend the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics, despite being asked to light the Olympic cauldron.
BREAKING: Brazilian soccer great Pele says ill health prevents him from going to opening ceremony of Rio Olympics.
Pele is the only soccer player with three World Cup wins to his name: 1958, 1962 and 1970.
The Associated Press broke the news Friday, a few hours before the games’ official start was to get underway.