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Pele composes, records 'Esperanca' song for Rio Games

By FnF Desk | PUBLISHED: 14, Jul 2016, 8:47 am IST | UPDATED: 14, Jul 2016, 8:54 am IST

Pele composes, records 'Esperanca' song for Rio Games Sao Paulo: Brazilian soccer star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as 'Pele', today posted on his Twitter account that he has composed and recorded the song 'Esperanca' (Hope) for the upcoming Olympics Games in Rio de Janeiro, scheduled to take place August 5-21.

"I wrote and recorded a song called 'Esperanca' for the Olympics. I can't wait to share it with you on July 15th!," the 75-year-old former Brazilian football player announced.

The tweet came four days after his wedding with Marcia Cibele Aoki, a Brazilian businesswoman of Japanese descent.

Music has always been present in the life of the, International Olympic Comittee (IOC) declared, 'Athlete of the Century'.

Pele already recorded songs with the late Brazilian pop superstar Elis Regina, sang next to the romantic idol Roberto Carlos, composed Christmas songs in the rhythm of samba, participated in one of the productions of musician Sergio Mendes and wrote children's songs.