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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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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,…

Los Angeles Times

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.

Evening Standard

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

Dublin 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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What became of Pele's fellow 1970 World Cup heroes?

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Pele's crowning glory was winning the 1970 World Cup as he approached his 30s, four years after he had vowed never to play in the tournament again after being kicked out of 1966.

AFP

Brazilian football legend Pele dead at 82

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football icon Pele, a three-time World Cup winner who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died on Thursday at the age of 82 -- triggering a wave of tributes from the sports world and beyond.

AFP

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

Daily Mirror

Pele, Maradona, Messi: Who is the greatest of all time?

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - When FIFA declared Pele and Diego Maradona jointly the players of the 20th century, and effectively the best of all time, they side-stepped but did not resolve a heated debate that has grown more complicated as Lionel Messi has dominated the 21st century.

AFP

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.

Evening Standard

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.

ABC News

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.

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AFP

Brazilian football legend Pele has died: family

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.

AFP

Pele, eternal king of the beautiful game

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Pele was the best-loved footballer of his or any other generation, the eternal master of the beautiful game.

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

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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.

Chronicle Live

Football legend Pele dies aged 82 after lengthy battle with cancer

The Brazilian footballing icon won three World Cups following his emphatic debut on the global stage aged 17 - and is widely considered to be the greatest player of all time.

WEKU

Pelé, who made soccer 'The Beautiful Game,' dies at 82

Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pelé, Brazil’s king of soccer and three-time World Cup champ, has died at age 82

The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the last month with multiple ailments.

Evening Standard

Brazil legend Pele dies aged 82 after battle with cancer

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

The Independent UK

Pele: Brazil’s complete footballer who transcended the beautiful game

A three-time World Cup winner and scorer of hundreds of goals, Pele became a byword for ultimate sporting excellence during a glittering career that saw him lauded throughout the world

Daily Record

Pele dead aged 82 as Brazil icon loses battle with colon cancer

Hailed as perhaps the greatest player to ever live, the Brazil icon passed away earlier today.

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