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Zoe Forsey & Kyle O'Sullivan

Pele's complex private life - loving wife at bedside and daughter he didn't think was his

Pele was arguably the greatest football of all time - and his tragic death has sent shockwaves around the world.

His dedicated third wife Marcia Aoki was at his bedside when he passed away at the age of 82, sticking with him through a brave but tough cancer battle.

Pele met Marcia, who is 32 years his junior, in the mid 1980s and the pair became reacquainted in 2008. They started dating two years later. However they never publicly confirmed their relationship until they told the world they tied the knot in July 2016.

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