On December 29, local time, the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil announced that the well-known Brazilian athlete and "Ball King" Pele died at 15:27 of the same day due to multiple organ failure caused by colon cancer. He was 82 years old. age.
Pele was once hailed as the "king of the ball" by FIFA. On behalf of the Brazilian team, he scored 77 goals in 92 games, won three World Cups in 1958, 1962, and 1970, and permanently retained the Rimit Cup for Brazil, becoming the only player who won three World Cups as a player.
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