Football icon Pelé joins Twitter

Brazil’s football icon Pelé has launched his official Twitter account on Monday and reached to the 38,149 followers in an hour.

The 71-year-old former player opened his account by tweeting “Hello world, thank you for welcoming me to Twitter. I am very excited to share my life with you. Love, Pele´.”

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, also known as Pelé or the Black Pearl, is considered one of the greatest football players in the world.