The Olympics Games will not be starting for another month, but Pele is already getting in the mood.
The 75-year-old former footballer has released a song ahead of the event called "Esperanca", which simply translates as "Hope".
According to AFP; "the words of the catchy tune, on which Pele is accompanied by a children's chorus, promise a "Brazilian festival" that will "make the world happy, with joy and emotion."
Amor definitivo. â¤ï¸ pic.twitter.com/xqXSDMi5BF
— Pelé (@Pele) July 10, 2016
Married for the third time last week, Pele will be expected to play a key ambassadorial role throughout the Olympic Games next month.
He has previously released an album in 2006, to accompany his biopic "Pele: Birth of a Legend" called "Pele Ginga"
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