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Up to date 1441 GMT (2241 HKT) December 30, 2022

By Kyle Almond and Will Lanzoni, Muricas News

Pelé, the Brazilian soccer star who grew to become a worldwide icon, has died on the age of 82.

Pelé, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is the one man in historical past to win three World Cups.

He was simply 17 years previous when he starred within the 1958 World Cup, scoring two objectives within the ultimate over Sweden. He would go on so as to add titles in 1962 and 1970, thrilling followers along with his extraordinary dribbling abilities and his prolific goalscoring skill.

For a lot of his profession, Pelé performed professionally for the Brazilian membership Santos. In the previous couple of years earlier than his retirement, he signed a multimillion-dollar deal to play within the North American Soccer League, the place he received a title with the New York Cosmos.

In 2000, FIFA named him Participant of the Century together with Argentine nice Diego Maradona. Many nonetheless think about him the best participant of all time.

"I used to be born to play soccer, identical to Beethoven was born to jot down music and Michelangelo was born to color," Pelé as soon as mentioned.