Who Is Kely Christina? Late Football Legend Pele's Eldest Daughter

Brazilian football legend Pelé passed away at the age of 82 amid ongoing treatments for colon cancer. The professional football player was married three times and is the father of seven children.

Pelé first tied the knot with Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi in 1966 and the couple welcomed three children together, Kely Christina, Jennifer, and Edson. The couple got divorced in 1982.

Pelé first child and eldest daughter Kely Christina Arantes do Nascimento was born on January 13, 1967.

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Who Is Kely Christina?

• Kely Christina Arantes do Nascimento is the daughter of Pelé and his first wife, Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi.
• She has two younger siblings, Jennifer and Edson.
• She is the mother of four children, Malcolm, Ruby, Enzo, and Ella.
• Christina and her sisters founded Nascimento Foundation. The foundation aims to support and create programs to achieve a global understanding of peace through sports, storytelling, and the arts.
• The organisation aims to build a sustainable future for children through sports.
• Kely Christina has worked to further the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) through world travel and storytelling.
• She has also placed her focus in sports diplomacy and sports for development sectors.
• She is currently in the post-production stage of her feature documentary, Warrior of a Beautiful Game. The documentary will highlight gender inequality in sports.
• Christina serves as co-director and producer of the upcoming documentary.
• Christina's documentary Warrior of a Beautiful Game will follow a female football player on each continent and focuses on the inequality women in football face around the world.
• She spoke about her documentary and said, "The state of women's football and the state of equality of women's football directly reflects the state of equality of women in that country."
• She added, "it's not just about sports".
• The documentary will feature interviews with football player Lais Arauja, former US National Team players Abby Wambach, Mia Hamm, and Julie Foudy, and the former professional tennis player Billie Jean King.