Edinho, the son of Brazil football legend Pele, has been sentenced to 33 years in prison. The 43-year-old, a retired footballer himself, will serve the sentence for laundering money raised for drug trafficking, the BBC has reported.
Edinho was first arrested back in 2005 and has served a sentence for drug trafficking offences, in addition to having links with a notorious drug dealer in the city of Santos. The son of the great Pele played as a goalkeeper for his father’s old club Santos in the 1990s.
Edinho, who currently works as a goalkeeping coach at Santos, reportedly says that he is a drug addict but denies the trafficking charges levelled against him.
Really sad news.My cordial love for Pele.My best wishes for them.
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