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Loyal to Santos, Pelé toured and scored in Europe

Arguments over who was the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits aimed at Pelé

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Movies, Music and TV Helped Pelé to Even More Stardom

Whether or not Pelé scored almost 1,300 goals in his professional soccer career, all of his biographers agree that the three-time World Cup champion wrote more than 100 songs and sold more than 100,000 copies of one of his albums. He was also in the movies, notably in the World…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iwate Pref. metal behind midfielder Tanaka's mettle

Samurai Blue midfielder Ao Tanaka, 24, is a man of iron in the soccer world, as he incorporated Nambu Tekki ironware into his conditioning.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

World pays hommage to Brazilian 'king of football' Pelé

Pelé, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, has died at the age of 82.

Radio France Internationale

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pelé's death sparks wave of tributes for the Brazilian soccer legend

The Brazilian great's club will host a 24-hour wake before his coffin is carried through the streets of town, but a who's who of the football world is already paying its respects.

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Movies, music and TV helped Pelé to even more stardom

Brazilian soccer great Pelé took part in movies, music and TV while also being a star on the field

The Independent UK

Pelé: a global superstar and cultural icon who put passion at the heart of soccer

Pelé, soccer’s first global superstar, has died at the age of 82. To many fans, the Brazilian will be remembered as the best to have ever played the game.

The Conversation

SI Vault: Remembering Pele Throughout the Years

From the soccer legend’s first World Cup win to his role as an ambassador for the 2014 tournament in Brazil, Pelé captivated the sports world for decades.

Sports Illustrated

Greg Cote: Pelé, ‘king of the beautiful game,’ touched the world and left mark on South Florida, too

His given name was a handful.

Miami Herald

Pele's funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos

The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday

The Independent UK

‘Athlete of the century’: MMA fighters mourn death of soccer legend Pelé

UFC and MMA notables paid tribute to soccer star Pelé after news of his death.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pelé remembered for transcending soccer around world

Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth

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The Independent UK

Pelé was a world icon and Brazil’s king of ‘beautiful game’

Pele won a record three World Cups and was widely regarded as one of his sport’s greatest players

The Independent UK

World reacts to death of Brazilian soccer king Pele

Reactions poured in from around the world to the death of Brazilian soccer legend Pele

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pelé tributes pour in as the soccer world mourns the death of the Brazilian legend

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died Thursday at the age of 82.

Sports Illustrated

Neymar Details How Pele Changed Soccer in Touching Tribute

The soccer legend died Thursday.

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Los Angeles Times

Pelé, who rose from a Brazilian slum to become the world’s greatest soccer player, dies at 82

Pelé, the soccer player who rose from an impoverished Brazilian slum to become the most famous and, for a time, the best-paid athlete in the world during a spectacular career that produced more World Cup titles and more breathtaking moments than any other, has died at the age of 82,…

Sports Illustrated

Sports World Reacts to Death of Brazilian Soccer Great Pele

The three-time World Cup winner was 82.

Sports Illustrated

Brazilian Soccer Legend Pele Dead at 82

The icon won three World Cup titles with Brazil and is celebrated as one of the greatest players of all time.

WEKU

Pelé, who made soccer 'The Beautiful Game,' dies at 82

Pelé was one of the world's best soccer players who was the sport's global face for decades. The Brazilian legend was a wizard on the field who dazzled fans, teammates and competitors alike.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pelé, Brazil’s king of soccer and three-time World Cup champ, has died at age 82

The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the last month with multiple ailments.

The Independent UK

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of soccer, has died

Los Angeles Times

I'm Mexican American. But the LA City Council audio leak reminded me that I'm Oaxacan too

LOS ANGELES — As a Mexican American, I love being from two worlds. I feel lucky to have been born in Florida, growing up in a beachside city in all the state's humid glory. I feel proud knowing how to make tamales and enchiladas and rooting for two soccer teams…

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