Brazilian football legend Pele speaks during a meeting with PSG and France national football team forward Kylian Mbappe at the Hotel Lutetia in Paris on April 2, 2019. (FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

RIO DE JANEIRO - Pele and Neymar were among a host of former Santos players to publicly wish the Brazilian Serie A giants a happy birthday on Tuesday.

The Peixe, as Santos are known in Brazil, turned 108 and marked the occasion by posting video messages from some of their past icons.

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I'm very honored to have been a part of the club's history. I want to thank all of those who have supported us and still love Santos

Pele

"My dear friends from all over the world, ... I want you to know that the Santos Football Club is celebrating today," said Pele, who guided the club to two Copa Libertadores titles and two Intercontinental Cups in the early 1960s.

"I'm very honored to have been a part of the club's history. I want to thank all of those who have supported us and still love Santos," added Brazil's legendary three-time World Cup winner.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Neymar, who also won the Copa Libertadores with Santos as a teenager in 2011, said: "I want to congratulate Santos ... and say that it was a very important club for me, for my career. It is a club that I am completely passionate about. Long live Santos."

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Others to leave messages were Robinho and Elano, who were a part of the 2002 Santos team that won a first league title in 34 years. The pair were later reunited as teammates at Manchester City.