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According to Pelé, his birth certificate listed 21 October 1940 incorrectly.
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This includes a match for Brazil against the rest of the world, which FIFA does not recognise, played for the 10th anniv
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This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Arantes and the second or paternal family
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Pelé presumed that it was an insult since the word had no meaning in Portuguese. He discovered in the 2000s that the wor
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The mark was surpassed by Northern Ireland's Norman Whiteside in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
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Pelé would stop in the middle of a run-up to a penalty kick before shooting the ball; goalkeepers complained that this g
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Soccer Europe compiled this list from RSSSF.
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Statistics from 1957 to 1974 for the Taça de Prata, Taça Brasil and Copa Libertadores were taken from Soccer Europe webs
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In 1957, the Paulista Championship was divided in two phases: Blue Series and White Series. In the first, Pelé scored 19
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This number was inferred from a Santos fixture list from rsssf.com and this list of games Pelé played.
https://web.archive.org/web/20070202003924/http://paginas.terra.com.br/esporte/rsssfbrasil/historical.htm#estaduais -
Intercontinental Super Cup
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Statistics from 1957 to 1974 for the Taça de Prata, Taça Brasil and Copa Libertadores were taken from Soccer Europe webs
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RSSSF recognize as league goals those scored in NASL, the post season play-offs, Campeonato Paulista goals and the origi
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The 1973 Paulista was held jointly with Portuguesa.
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The 1964 Torneio Rio-São Paulo was held jointly with Botafogo
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Los Angeles Times
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The Hindu
https://web.archive.org/web/20250716195830/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/adeus-pel%C3%A9-the-king-of-the-beautiful-game-a-titan-of-20th-century/article66318760.ece -
"Wide World of Sports athlete of the century"
http://www.espn.com/endofcentury/s/century/wwos.html -
"Most career goals (football)"
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-career-goals-(football)/ -
"Edson Arantes do Nascimento "Pelé" – Goals in International matches"
https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/pele-intlg.html -
"A tribute to record-breaking Neymar"
https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/canadamexicousa2026/articles/neymar-breaks-pele-brazil-scoring-record-tribute -
Encyclopædia Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pele-Brazilian-athlete -
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jan/01/pele-revolutionary-status-must-survive-numbers-game-against-lionel-messi-santos -
"Pele's legendary career told in numbers: Just how good was Brazil's emblematic forward?"
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"Muere Celeste Arantes, madre de Pelé, a los 101 años"
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Pelé & Fish 1977, p. 18–19.
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Pelé 2008, p. 14.
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"Un siglo, diez historias"
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The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/may/13/sport.comment9 -
BBC News
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4578032.stm -
"Pelé"
https://www.biography.com/people/pel%C3%A9-39221 -
Heizer 1997, p. 173.
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Magill 1999, p. 2950.
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Freedman 2014, p. 47.
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FourFourTwo
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Marcus 1976, p. 20.
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"Pele helps Brazil to World Cup title"
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"Mesário da estréia de Pelé lembra atrapalhada"
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La Gazzetta dello Sport
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La Gazzetta dello Sport
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El Español
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The Japan Times
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Brasil em Folhas
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"Fichas Técnicas De Jogos Que Decidiram O Torneio Rio-Sâo Paulo"
http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/miscellaneous/matdecrjsp.htm -
"Torneio Rio-São Paulo 1960"
https://web.archive.org/web/20091216095534/http://www.rsssfbrasil.com/tablesrz/rjsp1960.htm -
BBC Sport
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"What they said about Pele". FIFA. 16 Jul 2019.
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"Copa Libertadores de América 1962"
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"Extraordinary Pele crowns Santos in Lisbon"
https://web.archive.org/web/20121114145154/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1782903.html -
BBC Sport
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The Times
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"Remembering Pele's gol de placa"
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Bellos 2003, p. 244.
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"1963: With an amazing Pele, Brazil's Santos wins their second Copa Libertadores Tournament"
http://www.conmebol.com/en/09102015-1742/1963-amazing-pele-brazils-santos-wins-their-second-copa-libertadores-tournament -
"En los años sesenta, Peñarol y Santos protagonizaron inolvidables batallas por la Libertadores, generando una rivalidad que transformó a este duelo en el primer clásico que tuvo la Copa"
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"Copa Libertadores – Topscorers"
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Pelé : Soccer Star & Ambassador
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Sportstar
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Ebony
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Bleacher Report
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Pele: The Autobiography
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"Did Pele and Santos really stop a war in Nigeria in 1969?"
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The New York Times
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Sports Illustrated
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The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/22/european-roundup-lionel-messi-pele-record-barcelona-juventus-fiorentina-atletico-madrid -
The Globe and Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-loyal-to-santos-pele-toured-and-scored-in-europe/ -
"When Pelé played in Egypt"
https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContentP/50/483614/AlAhram-Weekly/When-Pel;-played-in-Egypt.aspx -
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Kuwait Moments
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اليوم السابع
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dearborn.org
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see.news
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The Guardian
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The Guardian
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The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/21/archives/swarming-fans-injure-pele-pele-hurt-when-fans-rush-field.html -
The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/jun/02/40-years-on-how-new-york-cosmos-lured-pele-to-a-football-wasteland -
mepc.org
https://www.mepc.org/journal/football-and-politics-shadow-cedars-2000-2015 -
The National
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Dunmore 2011, p. 198.
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Freedman 2014, p. 165.
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The New York Times
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"Seven the number for Pele"
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The Daily Telegraph
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The Independent
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"Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football"
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ABC News
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Terra Networks
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The Independent
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1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden – Awards FIFA. Retrieved 6 May 2011
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Reuters
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"Pele and 1970: How the greatest player of all time cemented his legend"
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"The perfect goal"
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"Brazil's heroes of 1970 relive their days of glory"
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The Independent
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FourFourTwo
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The Telegraph
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Pelé 2008, p. 41.
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"Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)"
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La Repubblica
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La Repubblica
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The New York Times
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Fox Sports
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"Da Pelé a Grosso, i 20 calciatori più determinanti e decisivi ai Mondiali"
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CNBC
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"FIFA: Pele, the greatest of them all"
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"The baby GOAT"
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The Daily Telegraph
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Washington Post
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news.sky.com.com
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Rolling Stone
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Sports Illustrated
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The Independent
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"O Rei arrives in style: 100 great World Cup moments"
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The Guardian
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EuroSport
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BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64122039 -
"Pele dies - live updates: Pele's final message to the world as tributes pour in from sporting royalty"
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"'Your legacy will be eternal': sporting world pays tribute to Brazilian legend Pele"
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Daily Mirror
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"What they said about Pele"
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"Pele and Mourinho win BBC awards"
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"Alfredo Di Stefano: Pele is better than Messi and Ronaldo"
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nelsonmandela.org
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Time
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The Guardian
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"Brazil inaugurates Pele Museum"
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"Pele: FIFA Ballon d'Or Prix d'honneur"
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"Pelé devait être le recordman"
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France Football
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"Prolific Scorers Data : Best League Goalscorers All-Time"
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rsssf. com
https://www.rsssf.org/players/ppeledata.html -
Los Angeles Times
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Puma
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Medium
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France24
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"Brazilian Soccer Great Pelé Has Died at 82"
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ABC News
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StyleCaster
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Latin Times
http://www.latintimes.com/brazilian-soccer-legend-pele-scores-marriage-hat-trick-video-202215 -
"Pele's son Edinho jailed for 33 years for Drug Trafficking"
http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/06/peles-son-edinho-jailed-for-33-years-for-drug-trafficking/ -
BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-39084502 -
"A Look Back at Xuxa and Pelé's Controversial Relationship"
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The Daily Telegraph
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Latin Times
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"Pele's daughter dies of cancer at 42"
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Brazzil
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The Belfast Telegraph
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"Brazil: Pele Steps Down as Minister of Sport"
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Reuters
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Marca
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"Football legend Pele tells Putin: 'stop the invasion'"
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"Romario trolls Pele on Twitter, says he's a phony Catholic and talks nothing but shit"
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Folha de S.Paulo
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The Telegraph
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/01/19/pele-recovering-hospital-collapsing-exhaustion -
"Pele recovering after kidney stone procedure in Brazil"
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Sky Sports
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Sky Sports
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Reuters
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DW
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BBC Sport
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ESPN Brasil
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Sports Humanitarian
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BBC News
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"Pele is dropped as Brazilian Sports Minister"
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"UNICEF denies Pele corruption reports"
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
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"Santos hope for Pele comeback"
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"Reasons why Rio is the right Olympic choice"
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"World Cup king Pele scores for Rio 2016 at ANOCA assembly"
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The Guardian
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People
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The National Law Review
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Look to the Stars
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independent
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"Pelé and Beckenbauer unite for SOS Children's Villages"
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"Rainforest film brings out stars"
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Reuters
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Reuters
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O Globo
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ge
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Folha de S.Paulo
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BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64059854 -
"Brazilian football legend Pele dies at age 82"
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/29/brazilian-football-legend-pele-dies-aged-82 -
Sky News
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AP News
https://apnews.com/article/pele-mother-dies-brazil-d6fe4c793eb7771103eee1efdc427a19 -
El Deber
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BBC Sport
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BBC Sport
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64122039 -
Sky News
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Daily Mirror
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ITV News
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Reuters
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BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-64125254 -
The Independent
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"European leagues to honour Pele with pre-match tributes"
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Qatar Tribune
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Associated Press
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The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jan/02/thousands-mourners-file-past-pele-coffin-santos-brazil -
Sky News
https://news.sky.com/video/pele-death-visitors-flock-to-see-stars-open-coffin-in-brazil-football-stadium-12778466 -
People
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The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/29/pele-death-tributes-neymar-ronaldo/ -
Associated Press
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The Guardian
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"Funeral procession for Pelé begins after thousands, including Brazil's president Lula da Silva, visited 24-hour wake"
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People
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"Funeral procession for Pelé begins after thousands, including Brazil's president Lula da Silva, visited 24-hour wake"
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The Guardian
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"Brazil bids goodbye to 'King' Pele"
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The Guardian
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"Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82"
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The Guardian
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The New Times
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"Kigali Pelé Stadium inaugurated in Rwanda"
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iffhs.com
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Bristol Post
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