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Joe Rimmer

Harry Kane and Gary Lineker pay tribute as Pele 'moved to end of life care'

England captain Harry Kane and legend Gary Lineker have paid tribute to Pele after the Brazil icon was moved to end of life care.

Reports in Pele's homeland claimed that the three-time World Cup winner was moved to palliative treatment in a Sao Paulo hospital after he stopped responding to chemotherapy treatment for bowel cancer.

And Kane, speaking before England's World Cup round of 16 tie against Senegal on Sunday, described the 82-year-old Pele as an 'inspiration'.

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