In Pictures: Pele through the years
Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the ‘beautiful game’, died on Thursday at the age of 82, after battling kidney problems and colon cancer. He was a transformative figure in 20th-century sports who achieved a level of global celebrity few athletes have known.
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Legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele waves to the spectators before the start of under-17 boys' final soccer match of Subroto Cup tournament at Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi, India, Oct 16, 2015.
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In this file photo taken on June 09, 2016 Former Argentinian football international Diego Maradona (L) and former Brazilian footballer Pele attend a football match organised by Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot at the Jardin du Palais Royal in Paris on June 9, 2016, on the eve of the Euro 2016 European football championships. Brazilian football icon Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time and a three-time World Cup winner who masterminded the 'beautiful game', died on Dec 29, 2022 at the age of 82, after battling kidney problems and colon cancer.
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Soccer legend Pele whose trip was arranged by Yeo Hiap Seng was mobbed by young fans, who waited almost an hour at Paya Lebar Airport on Nov 30, 1974. His visit here is the third leg of his Far East tour.
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Soccer legend Pele visits the Singapore Sports School on Nov 27, 2006. He is one of the many partners Eighth Wonder is bringing here as part of its Sentosa IR proposal.
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Rasid Mohd Noor, a blind S-League fan, meets his lifelong idol, Pele, at the annual S-League fan party at Planet Hollywood on Dec 4, 2001.
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Soccer legend Pele greets fans the Singapore Sports School on Nov 27, 2006. He is one of the many partners Eighth Wonder is bringing here as part of its Sentosa IR proposal.
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Football legends Eric Cantona and Pele greeting fans during half-time of the S-League match between Courts Young Lions and Geylang United held at the Jalan Besar Stadium on March 3, 2011. They were in Singapore as part of a tie-up between New York Cosmos and Courts. Pele, 71, is the President of the American club while Cantona, 44, is the club's director of football. 3,000 fans turned up at the stadium to catch the football legends's first public appearance in Singapore.
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Retired international football legends (from left) Eric Cantona, Pele and Cobi Jones during the launch of the re-turfed football pitch at the Singapore Sports School on March 4, 2011. They are on a promotional tour for the New York Cosmos.
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In this picture released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict shakes hands with Brazilian soccer legend Pele' during their meeting in Cologne, Germany Aug 20, 2005.
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In this file photo taken on Jan 12, 1998 Brazilian soccer players Ronaldo (L) and Roberto Carlos (R) joke with Brazilian Sports Minister Pele (C), at Eurodisney leisure park in Marne la Vallee, after being elected 1st and 2nd players respectively of the year 97 by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).
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Pele celebrates a goal as the New York Cosmos defeated Ft. Lauderdale 3-0 at the Meadowlands in New Jersey on May 15, 1977. One of soccer's greatest players and a transformative figure in 20th-century sports who achieved a level of global celebrity few athletes have known.
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In this file photo taken on March 9, 2014, Brazilian football legend Pele poses with the FIFA World Cup trophy during a press conference, outside the Hotel de Ville in Paris.
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In this file photo taken on Jan 12, 2009 Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo (R) receives congratulations from Brazilian football legend Pele after recieving the FIFA world footballer of the year 2008 award in Zurich.
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Lionel Messi of Argentina (L), FIFA World Player of the Year holds his FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 trophy next to Pele during the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 soccer awards ceremony at the Kongresshaus in Zurich Jan 9, 2012.
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In this file photo taken on June 25, 2008, Brazilian soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nacimento, known as Pele, looks on as he attends the opening ceremony of the "Marks of the King" exhibition in Brasilia.
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