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From athletes to politicians, even NASA weighed in on the legacy of soccer great Pelé [1]
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Date: 2022-12-30
Pelé attends a photo call at Sheffield United's Bramhall Lane stadium on Nov. 7, 2007 in Sheffield, England.
Thursday, the soccer world lost its greatest and most beloved player: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pelé. The three-time World Cup champion died at a hospital in Sao Paulo at the age of 82.
The loss was heard around the globe, and tributes poured in.
Pelé’s career began at the age of 17, when he walked onto the field in 1958 for the world’s first international broadcast of the World Cup, ESPN reports.
During his legendary 22-year career, he scored 643 goals in 659 matches for the Brazilian club Santos, and he scored 77 times in 92 games for his country’s national team, Deadline reports.
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