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Ben Parsons

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes touching Pele tribute after icon lobbied for snooker in Olympics

Ronnie O'Sullivan led the tributes from the snooker world following the death of football icon Pele on Thursday.

Pele, universally considered one of the greatest to grace the beautiful game, died in hospital in Sao Paulo aged 82 following a battle with colon cancer. The Brazilian virtuoso, football's first true global superstar, is a bona fide national hero and has left an indelible mark on the sport as the only player to ever lift the World Cup three times.

Tributes have been flooding in for one of sport's great pioneers, who helped redefine what was possible on the football pitch with his incredible flair and extraordinary athleticism.

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