Pelé, Brazil’s mighty king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021.

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Pelé, who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.

The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. The medical center where he had been said he died of multiple organ failure as a result of the cancer.

“Pelé changed everything. He transformed football into art, entertainment,” Neymar, a fellow Brazilian soccer star, said on Instagram. “Football and Brazil elevated their standing thanks to

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