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Three-time World Cup champion Pelé died in December at age 82 after a fight against colon cancer..
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Lionel Messi, holding a replica of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue at an unveiling ceremony at the South American Football Federation (CONMEBOL) headquarters in Luque, Paraguay before the Copa Libertadores draw on Monday.
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Brazil and Argentina, archrivals on the football pitch, experienced two different sets of overwhelming emotions in December
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From honouring late football legend Pele to celebrating New Year, a look at some of the striking images taken this week.
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The Brazil legend, the only player to have won the World Cup three times, died at the age of 82 on Thursday, triggering an outpouring of tributes from across the globe for a man who transcended the sport.
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Brazilian soccer legend Pelé passed away at age 82. Pelé was one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, winning a record three World Cups with Brazil and was the standard-bearer of "the beautiful game" with the national team and his club Santos. Let’s have a look back at the life and legacy of the Brazilian superstar.
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Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died on December 29. He was 82. Pele started playing for Santos Football Club in 1956. He scored his first professional goal in his league debut, in a match between Santos FC and Corinthians FC. During his football career, Pele won the FIFA World Cup trophy three times in 1958, 1962 and 1970
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The Brazilian superstar helped to expand the sport’s appeal and turn it into a multibillion-dollar business
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With the ball at his feet, Pelé, who passed away yesterday, wove magic on the field. The debate on who's the GOAT was settled long before current contestants even entered the fray. Instead of mourning, just imagine a Maradona's XI vs Pelé's XI, a match made in heaven.
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Pele was one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, winning a record three World Cups with Brazil and was the standard-bearer of "the beautiful game" with the national team and his club Santos.
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FIFA, football’s highest governing body, had declared Pele and Diego Maradona jointly the players of the 20th century.
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Who said what after Brazilian football legend Pele died at the age of 82.
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Pele and football on television grew together. He could stop a Civil War; that's how popular he was in his prime.
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Like so many things in his life, “joga bonito” - "the beautiful game" - got stuck to Pele’s name, and through him, it became the very essence of what it meant to be a Brazilian football player.
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Widely regarded as one of football’s greatest players, Pelé spent nearly two decades enchanting fans and dazzling opponents as the game’s most prolific scorer
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Brazilian football legend Pele is arguably the greatest player of all time. He scored 77 goals for his country and won three FIFA World Cups in his illustrious career.
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Football legend Pele has spent nearly a month in a Sao Paulo hospital. Doctors say his cancer has worsened.
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Brazilian football legend Pele has been receiving messages from well-wishers all over the world, also recently from French striker Kylian Mbappe.
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Pelé won the FIFA World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962, and 1970. In 1961, the government of Brazil declared him a national treasure. In 2000, FIFA named him the Player of the Century.
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Brazilian star Neymar said: "I hope he will be back in good health as soon as possible and that we could have at least comforted him with the victory."
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Brazilian football legend Pele said on December 3 that he feels "strong, with a lot of hope" despite medical problems that have kept the 82-year-old sports icon in the hospital with a respiratory infection.
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FIFA World Cup 2022: The PSG forward put on yet another masterclass and is quickly establishing himself as the natural heir to the Messi-Ronaldo throne.
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Concerns grew about Pele's health after he was hospitalised in Sao Paulo last week. Doctors treating him assured that he remained stable.
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Tite said Pelé, who has been hospitalized with a respiratory infection in Brazil, was the only person who ever made him nervous before they were introduced.
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"He is in the hospital regulating medication," Pele's daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram.
