Brazilian soccer legend Pele has died at the age of 82, his daughter has announced on Instagram
“We love you infinitely, rest in peace,” Kelly Nascimento posted along with a photo of the hands of family members on his in a hospital bed. “Rest in peace”.The magical Brazilian football star who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history had been in and out of hospital in recent months after a tumour was found on his colon.
With sublime skills and a winning smile, he helped make soccer the world’s most popular sport and he charmed popes, presidents and Hollywood stars in a seven-decade career as player and ambassador for the sport.
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