PSG star Neymar led the tributes as footballing legend Pele passed away on Thursday.
Arguably the greatest player ever, Pele died at the age of 82 on Thursday and current and former players took to social media to pay their respects.
"Before Pele, football was only a sport," Neymar wrote on Instagram.
"Pele changed everything. He turned football into art, into entertainment. He gave a voice to the poor, to black people."
Neymar added: "Mainly: he gave visibility to Brazil. Football and Brazil raised their status thanks to the King! He is gone, but his magic will remain."
Neymar's French Paris St-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe also described Pele as "the king of football", adding "his legacy will never be forgotten".
Pele is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country.
The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy in 1958, 1962 and 1970, Pele was named Fifa's Player of the Century in 2000.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo said: "A mere goodbye to the eternal King Pele will never be enough to express the pain that is enveloping the whole of the football world right now.
"The care he always showed for me was reciprocated in every moment we shared, even when we were apart.
"His memory will endure forever in every one of us who love football."
President of football's world governing body Fifa Gianni Infantino said he was "heartbroken" on "a truly tragic day for football" and described Pele as "the athlete of the century".
Infantino continued: "Pele tried things that no other player would even dream of, such as the famous dummy in the 1970 World Cup semi-final that became known as the 'Pele run-around'.
"He had a magnetic presence and, when you were with him, the rest of the world stopped. Today, the whole world mourns the loss of Pele; the greatest footballer of all time."
