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What you need to know about football legend Pele

He was named athlete of the century by the International Olympic Committee in 1999.

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by The Star

Realtime30 December 2022 - 08:46
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 09, 2019, Brazilian football great Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, arrives at Guarulhos International Airport, in Guarulhos some 25km from Sao Paulo, Brazil. The hospital treating Brazilian football great Pele announced on December 21, 2022, a "progression" in his cancer, as well as kidney and heart "dysfunctions." Pele, 82, is dead (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)

Fallen Brazilian footballer and icon Pele was born in October 23, 1940, in the Southeastern City of Tres Coracoes.

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