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Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele

Santos (Brazil) (AFP) - Tributes poured in from across Brazil and beyond Friday for football legend Pele, as the country held three days of mourning for the player widely regarded as the greatest of all time after his death at age 82.

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Pele, Brazilian Legend of the Beautiful Game, Dies at 82

Pele, the legendary Brazilian football player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele was undergoing treatment, said he died at 3:27 p.m. "due to multiple…

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'Our greatest idol': Brazilians flock to hospital after Pele's death

Sao Paulo (AFP) - As soon as they got the news, Antonio Pereira and his son started running: Pele, the man widely considered the greatest footballer of all time, had died, and they wanted to be there to mourn him.

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Pele: Key dates in life of a football legend

Paris (AFP) - After the death of Pele at age 82 in Sao Paulo on Thursday, AFP Sport looks at key dates in the life of the football great:

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Brazilian football legend Pele dead at 82

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football icon Pele, a three-time World Cup winner who is widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, died on Thursday at the age of 82 -- triggering a wave of tributes from the sports world and beyond.

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Brazilian football legend Pele has died: family

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the "beautiful game," has died at the age of 82, his family said Thursday.

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

The Brazilian legend died in the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo after entering the facility in November for cancer treatment.

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How Rangers manager Michael Beale's Brazil adventure turned sour

This is the second part of our deep dive into Michael Beale's time in Brazil at Sao Paulo. You can read part one in full here

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Michael Beale in Brazil: The making of a Rangers manager

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Pele's family gather at his hospital bedside for Christmas

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Family members spent Christmas on Sunday with Pele at the Sao Paulo hospital where the legendary footballer is battling worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to social media posts by his children.

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Brazil Football Legend Pele’s Family Gather at Hospital Bedside

Brazilian football legend Pele's family members gathered at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Saturday, where the 82-year-old, widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, has been since late November. Doctors said this week that Pele's cancer had advanced and that he requires care related…

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Pele’s family gathers at hospital to spend Christmas with Brazil great

The 82-year-old was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo on November 29

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Pele’s daughter vows to stay with Brazil great as he receives hospital care

The 82-year-old was admitted to the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Sao Paulo on November 29.

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Pele's family gather at his hospital bedside on Christmas Eve

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Family members visited the legendary Pele on Saturday at the Sao Paulo hospital where he is suffering from worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems, according to a social media post by his daughter.

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Pelé's family gathers at hospital in Sao Paulo

Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November

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Brazil Football Legend Pele to Spend Christmas in Hospital as Cancer Advances

Brazilian football legend Pele's cancer has advanced and he requires care related to renal and cardiac dysfunction, according to a medical report, and his family said he would remain in a Sao Paulo hospital over Christmas. Widely considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, the 82-year-old has been…

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Pele to spend Christmas in hospital as cancer worsens

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football great Pele will spend Christmas in hospital, his medical team and family said Wednesday, as he receives treatment for worsening cancer as well as kidney and heart problems.

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Pele's cancer worsens, will stay in hospital over Christmas

Sao Paulo (AFP) - The hospital treating Brazilian football great Pele announced a "progression" Wednesday in his cancer, as well as kidney and heart problems.

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Brazil's 'shameless' fans supporting Messi's Argentina

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Jose Arnaldo dos Santos Junior traveled to Qatar to cheer on his beloved Brazilian national team led by Neymar in their ultimately failed attempt to claim a sixth World Cup crown.

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Sao Paulo defender Luizao breaks silence as West Ham January transfer edges closer

football.london understands Luizao is close to joining West Ham and will join the Under-21 side from Sao Paulo once his contract in Brazil expires at the end of January

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Michael Beale tipped for Rangers success by Ian Cathro as he claims Sao Paulo apprenticeship proves Ibrox 'strength'

The former Hearts boss has pinpointed the stand out role that has put Beale on the road to success.

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Why Michael Beale's Sao Paulo spell will help him make his mark with Rangers

Ian Cathro believes the former Ibrox first team coach has what it takes to be a success as his own man.

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Pele's health improving, but not ready for release: doctors

Sao Paulo (AFP) - Brazilian football legend Pele's health continues improving, but no date has been set for his release from hospital, where he was admitted nearly two weeks ago, doctors said Monday.

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Brazil's Lula appoints former mayor as finance minister

Brasília (AFP) - Brazil's president-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday named former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad, viewed unfavorably by many in the business community, as his finance minister.

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Brazil's da Silva announces incoming Cabinet ministers

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is unveiling some of the faces that will comprise his incoming administration, including his much-awaited pick for finance minister: former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad

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