Pele's widow pays emotional tribute in open letter written after the football ... trends now
Pele's widow has admitted she feels an 'empty space' sucking the air out of her in a poignant open letter written one month after the football legend's death.
Marcia Aoki also admitted getting used to not having her 'reason for living' beside her would take time.
The paediatrician's daughter, 25 years Pele's junior when they married in July 2016 six years after they started dating, wrote in the two page letter posted on the footballer's official Instagram: 'Saying goodbye to someone I love and getting used to not having my reason for living, his love full of affection, his unique humour and his complicity, will take some time.
'I wanted a few more minutes of exchanging glances. Some more days to play with our puppy Cacau.
Marcia Aoki (right), the widow of football legend Pele (left), has admitted she feels an 'empty space' sucking the air out of her in a poignant open letter written one month after his death
Pele's widow Marcia Aoki's tribute to her late husband
'I catch myself waiting for you to say to me, 'Marcia, my love, good morning. Look how beautiful the sea is today.
'Despite knowing this is an inevitable destiny for all of us, for me the realisation this moment arrived is the feeling of an empty space, of absence, that pushes down on my chest.
'But there's also another sentiment, one of huge gratitude for being able to share my pain with the rest of the world.
'We received thousands of messages of affection and
