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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Oisin Doherty

Brazil icon Pele passes away aged 82

Legendary Brazilian footballer has passed away aged 82 after a long battle with illness.

The three-time FIFA World Cup winner was diagnosed with colon cancer some time ago and had surgery to remove a tumour in September 2021.

Pele was taken into hospital at the beginning of December, and despite claims from his daughter that there was nothing 'dire' about his situation, the 82-year-old was taken into end of life palliative care on Saturday, December 3rd.

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