The late Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pele,” widely recognised as the greatest player to ever play the game, seems to have finally recognized his “secret” daughter in his will after denying she was his for his entire life, according to recent reports.
Even after a DNA test result from the court established that Sandra Regina was, in fact, his daughter, Pele continued to deny that he was her father.
However, with his passing, his will was made public, and he gave his entire assets to his seven children, including her.
In 1964, Sandra Regina was born as a result of Anisio Machado’s affair with Pele while she was the latter’s housekeeper.
She passed away 17 years ago, unaware that his father would one day see her as one of his children.
According to Marca, one of Pele’s last wishes was to meet Sandra Regina’s two sons, his grandsons, Gabriel Arantes do Nascimento and Octavio Felinto Neto.
Pele got to meet them on December 28, a day before his death, but Gabriel nevertheless was grateful for that moment, which was one of his mother’s biggest dreams, and explained how he felt when his aunts told them their grandfather wanted to see them.
