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Football icon Pelé passes away aged 82, as The Sports Bar pays tribute to one of the football greats
Brazil football legend Pele, one of the greatest players of all time, has died at the age of 82.
The former striker, who is the only player in history to win three World Cups, passed away at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo following a battle with cancer.
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82 | CBS Sports HQ
Brazilian soccer legend Pele, arguably the greatest player to have ever lived, has died at age 82. The former Santos and Brazil national team player, one who the term superstar does not begin to do justice and is considered by many to be the king of the sport, had been battling numerous cancerous tumors recently.