Fans lined up early Monday outside the Vila Belmiro Stadium ahead of Pele's funeral in his hometown of Santos. The Brazilian football great died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was 82. Pele scored some of the best goals of his career at the 16,000-seat stadium outside Sao Paulo. His funeral is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. local time, and the burial will take place in a vertical cemetery close by Tuesday.