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Pele, Brazilian Legend of the Beautiful Game, Dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian football player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. "due to multiple…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pele, the footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game

Pele redefined what was possible on the pitch

The Independent UK

From the 1966 World Cup to London 2012 Olympics – Pele’s visits to Great Britain

Pele made several notable trips to Britain during his lifetime.

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‘The greatest of all time’ – Tributes paid after Pele dies aged 82

The three-time World Cup winner was widely regarded as the best to have graced the game

The Independent UK

Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer

Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game.

The Conversation

Greg Cote: Pelé, ‘king of the beautiful game,’ touched the world and left mark on South Florida, too

His given name was a handful.

Miami Herald

Pele's funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos

The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday

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Nobody disputes Pelé's greatness – but his goal count is up for debate

Nobody disputes Pelé’s greatness and his penchant for scoring. The exact number of goals in his career will forever be a topic for debate.

France 24

Nobody disputes Pelé’s greatness but goal count fuels debate

Nobody disputes Pelé ’s greatness but the exact number of goals he scored in his career will forever remain a motive for debate

The Independent UK

Jogo bonito: Pelé ’s 10 most memorable goals

Pelé made scoring look easy, dribbling past defenders, firing powerful shots, striking well-placed free-kicks or using firm headers

The Independent UK

Pele in pictures: Images from the life and career of Brazil’s football legend

Pele, who has died aged 82, won three World Cups and scored more than 1,000 goals in a sensational career

The Independent UK

How Manchester United tried to sign Pele before Sir Matt Busby's crowning moment

Brazilian football icon Pele has passed away at the age of 82 following a long battle with cancer.

Manchester Evening News

Pelé was Brazil's King and a gift to the world

Pelé stopped playing 45 years ago and died Thursday, but his impact on soccer and his global presence are eternal.

Sports Illustrated

Visionary Pele was the giant amongst giants and we will never see the like again

John Gibson remember the Brazilian icon, who sadly passed away on Thursday

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Los Angeles Times

Pelé, who rose from a Brazilian slum to become the world’s greatest soccer player, dies at 82

Pelé, the soccer player who rose from an impoverished Brazilian slum to become the most famous and, for a time, the best-paid athlete in the world during a spectacular career that produced more World Cup titles and more breathtaking moments than any other, has died at the age of 82,…

Evening Standard

Pele: The genius football pioneer who redefined what was possible on the pitch

Pele famously described football as 'o jogo bonito' - the beautiful game - and arguably no individual did more to make it so.

Dublin Live

Watch: Amazing footage shows moment Pele played in Dublin as football legend dies aged 82

Tributes have been paid by many including Ireland's President Michael D Higgins

Chronicle Live

Remembering when Brazil legend Pele faced Newcastle United

Recalling the time the late, great Pele faced Newcastle United 50 years ago

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Daily Mirror

Pele's aura left you knowing you were in the presence of greatness

Pele has passed at the age of 82 but his legacy lives on after a career on and off that pitch that transcended his sport which began with his sensational World Cup efforts

Evening Standard

Pele: The greatest footballer of all time and true sporting icon who inspired millions

When the news that Pele’s flame was dimming came on the same day that Lionel Messi was lighting up the World Cup with his 1,000th goal, it seemed somehow to align two sparkling stars of global football.

ABC News

Pelé obituary: The king of football who came to define Brazil

Brazilians revered Pelé, the greatest football player of his generation, as O Rei, the king, and no one man came to define a country as much as he did during his lifetime of footballing brilliance.

The National (Scotland)

Pele dead at 82 as Brazilian legend loses cancer battle

The former striker is considered one of the greatest players ever to take to a pitch.

The Independent UK

Brazil great Pele dies aged 82

Pele spent almost his entire professional club career with Santos.

The Independent UK

Pele’s visits to Great Britain: From the 1966 World Cup to London 2012

Pele made several notable trips to Britain during his lifetime

The Independent UK

Pele: The footballing genius who pioneered the beautiful game

The Brazilian superstar, regarded by many as the greatest footballer of all time, has died aged 82.

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