The greatest ever footballer of all times Mr Edson Arantes da Nascimento, also known as Black pearl or "Pele" to football fans, has arrived on a 3 day visit to Kolkata. There is an enormous amount of joy and enthusiasm about the advent of the "King of Football" in the City of Joy. Pele arrived at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport this morning. Pele will address the media tomorrow. <br/><br/>Later, he will meet footballers of Athletico the Kolkata. In the evening he will participate in a conversational programme with the former Indian Cricket Captain Saurav Ganguly. In this programme participants of the match held between Kolkata's Mohon Bagan Athletic Club and Cosmos Club of which Pele was a member, will be felicitated. The West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee is expected to be present on the occasion. On Tuesday, Pele is slated to be present as the chief Guest in the ISL Match between Athletico the Kolkata and Kerala Blasters, before leaving for his native country Brazil.

The greatest ever footballer of all times Mr Edson Arantes da Nascimento, also known as Black pearl or "Pele" to football fans, has arrived on a 3 day visit to Kolkata. There is an enormous amount of joy and enthusiasm about the advent of the "King of Football" in the City of Joy. Pele arrived at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport this morning. Pele will address the media tomorrow. <br/><br/>Later, he will meet footballers of Athletico the Kolkata. In the evening he will participate in a conversational programme with the former Indian Cricket Captain Saurav Ganguly. In this programme participants of the match held between Kolkata's Mohon Bagan Athletic Club and Cosmos Club of which Pele was a member, will be felicitated. The West Bengal Chief Minister Ms. Mamata Banerjee is expected to be present on the occasion. On Tuesday, Pele is slated to be present as the chief Guest in the ISL Match between Athletico the Kolkata and Kerala Blasters, before leaving for his native country Brazil.