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Pelé, Brazilian World Cup winner and football great, dies aged 82

Pelé, a three-time World Cup winner and arguably the greatest player of the 20th century, has died aged 82.

In November Pelé entered the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo for cancer treatment.

Medical reports state the soccer star died at 3:27am local time due to organ failure caused by colon cancer.

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