Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer 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.
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FILE PHOTO: Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele poses for a portrait with his 1958 World Cup trophy during an interview in New York, U.S., April 26, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
Football great Pele and ball. Pela is MasterCard spokesperson for Fifa World Cup 2006 Germany.
Some of the fans whom excited after seeing Pele and Oscar yesterday. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. May 29, 2015.
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17-year-old Brazilian forward Pele (L) kicks the ball past two Welsh defenders during the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Brazil and Wales 19 June 1958 in Goteborg. Pele scored the only goal of the match to help Brazil advance to the semifinals. AFP PHOTO/INTERCONTINENTALE
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Brazil's soccer star and team captain (C) jubilates with his teammates Tostao (L), Carlos Alberto (2 R) and Jairzinho (R) after their 4-1 victory over Italy in the World Soccer Cup final 21 June 1970 in Mexico. Les joueurs de l'équipe du Brésil, Pelé (C), Tostao (G), Carlos Alberto (2è D) et Jairzinho (D) se félicitent après leur victoire en finale de la Coupe du Monde contre l'Italie (quatre buts à un), le 21 juin 1970 à Mexico.
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Brazilian football star Pele and his girlfriend Xuxa arrive to see the screening of the Spanish movie Carmen, directed by Carlos Saura, at the film festival in Cannes, France, May 15, 1983. Photo: AP
In this file photo taken on August 05, 1987 Pelé poses in Paris with two extras while he performs for an advertising movie for French Loto company. Photo: AFP
A person sits on the ground in front of an image depicting Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
People mourn the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele, in Santos
Youngsters gesture in front of an image depicting Brazilian soccer legend Pele in Santos, Brazil, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
People mourn the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele, in Santos
Pele menjaringkan lebih dari 1,000 gol sepanjang kariernya. - AFP Photo
Marcio Pereira da Silva, known as Pele, a street artist, lays down a Brazilian flag in front of Maracana Stadium as people mourn the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele, in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, December 29, 2022. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes
Marcio Pereira da Silva, known as Pele, a street artist, lays down a Brazilian flag in front of Maracana Stadium in Rio De Janeiro
FILE PHOTO: Soccer legends Diego Maradona and Pele rest on a hammock during a reception in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14, 1995. REUTERS/Stringer
FILE PHOTO: Soccer legends Diego Maradona and Pele rest on a hammock during a reception in Rio de Janeiro
FILE PHOTO: Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele waves to the spectators before the start of the under-17 boys' final soccer match of the Subroto Cup tournament at Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi, India, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee
FILE PHOTO: Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele waves to the spectators before the start of the under17 boys' final soccer match of the Subroto Cup tournament in New Delhi
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele poses for picture after receiving an Olympic necklace from President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach at the Pele Museum in Santos, Brazil June 16, 2016. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele poses for a picture at the Pele Museum in Santos
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele greets supporters before Real Madrid's First Division soccer match against Real Zaragoza at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium, Spain, January 16, 2005. REUTERS/Andrea Comas
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele greets supporters before Real Madrid's First Division soccer match against Real Zaragoza at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend and member of the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup-winning Brazilian soccer teams Pele holds the World Cup trophy during the World Cup 2006 opening ceremony in Munich, Germany, June 9, 2006. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian soccer legend Pele holds the World Cup trophy during the World Cup 2006 opening ceremony in Munich
At the Pele Museum, a visitor takes a closer look at an archival photo exhibit of the Brazilian football legend. Photo: AFP
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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 14, 1981 shows Brazilian football player Pelé during the 34th Cannes International Film Festival. - The 82-year-old icon was hospitalized in Sao Paulo on November 29, 2022, for what doctors said was a "reevaluation" of the chemotherapy he has been undergoing since surgery to remove a colon tumor in September 2021. (Photo by Ralph GATTI / AFP)
