Pelé – 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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