Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at 82, his daughter says

Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at 82, his daughter says

Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of 82.

The death of the only man to win the World Cup three times as a player was confirmed by his daughter Kely Nascimento on Instagram.

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