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Pelé: Brazil's football icon dies aged 82
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December 29, 2022
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5:24Now PlayingPelé - regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time - has died at the age of 82.
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When he travelled as a teenager with the Brazilian team to the World Cup in 1958 - Brazil had never won the trophy and were not yet footballing giants.
Within 12 years they had won three World Cups - and to this day, no player has won the tournament as many times as Pele.
And so today as the tributes pour in from across the world of football - back home in Brazil - they are mourning a sporting icon who put their country on the map.
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