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SAO PAULO/SANTOS, Brazil : Brazil on Friday mourned the death of one of its brightest stars, soccer legend Pele, who died at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer for just over a year.
Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82.
SAO PAULO: Football legend Pele, who died on Thursday aged 82, was as much a hero among Arabs as he was among Brazilians.
Football fans were united in mourning on Thursday (Dec 29) after the death of Pele at the age of 82, with tributes pouring in for the Brazil great who defined his sport and inspired generations.
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 8, 2005 Brazilian football legend, Pele, is seen during a presentation in Leipzig on the eve of the final draw of the Fifa football World Cup 2006. – Brazilian football legend Pele, 80, was briefly transferred back to an intensive care unit on September 17, 2021 after suffering breathing difficulties but is now stable, said the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where he underwent surgery earlier this month. (Photo by Franck FIFE / AFP)
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 22, 2016 shows a handout picture released by the Rio 2016 Olympic Committee of former football player Pele holding the Olympic flame at the Pele Museum in Santos, Sao Paulo State, on July 22, 2016.<br />Brazil football legend Pele wants to light the Rio Olympic flame at the opening ceremony on Friday, but poor health may prevent him from accepting the honor, his spokesman said on August 4, 2016. Doubts over whether Pele, 75, would be free to carry the torch to the cauldron in the Maracana stadium have been cleared up, spokesman, Jose Fornos Rodrigues, told AFP. The new question mark is over his health.<br />/ AFP PHOTO / Rio 2016 / Andre Luiz Mello / Rio 2016 / Andre Luiz Mello
Football fans were united in mourning on Thursday (Dec 29) after the death of Pele at the age of 82, with tributes pouring in for the Brazil great who defined his sport and inspired generations.
Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate in soccer about who was the greatest player centered on two men: Pele and Diego Maradona.