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We recall Pele's Newcastle United links after footballing icon dies aged 82

Did you know that Pele scored a hat-trick against the Toon Army in 1972? Or that he was given a hero's welcome in the city in 2003?

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Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney pay tribute to Pele after Brazil legend's death at 82

Players, past and present, of Liverpool and Everton have paid tribute to Brazil legend Pele who has died at the age of 82

Liverpool Echo

Tributes pour in for Pelé, Brazil's ‘king of football’

Tributes have poured in for Pelé, the "king of football" who died on Thursday at age 82. The footballing legend won a record three World Cups and became one of the most iconic sports figures of the last century. Read FRANCE 24's blog below to see how the world reacted…

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Pele: The genius football pioneer who redefined what was possible on the pitch

Pele famously described football as 'o jogo bonito' - the beautiful game - and arguably no individual did more to make it so.

Evening Standard

Cristiano Ronaldo pays moving tribute to "eternal King" Pele after death aged 82

Cristiano Ronaldo and the wider footballing community are in mourning after Brazilian legend Pele - the only man to win three World Cups - died aged 82 on Thursday

Daily Mirror

Man City pay tribute to Pele following death at 82

Manchester City and their players have begun to pay their respects to Brazilian football icon Pele following his death.

Manchester Evening News

Watch: Amazing footage shows moment Pele played in Dublin as football legend dies aged 82

Tributes have been paid by many including Ireland's President Michael D Higgins

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Pele remembered by junior football team as 'greatest to ever have graced' Scots club's pitch

The footballing icon died on Thursday from colon cancer and has been remembered by Troon FC as Brazil trained at Portland Park before the 1966 World Cup in England.

Daily Record

Gary Lineker leads tributes to 'divine and joyous' Pele after Brazil legend's death

Tributes across the footballing world have poured in after the death of Pele was announced on Thursday night

Liverpool Echo

A Look Inside Georgia’s Ferocious Defense

Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs simply bulldoze opponents.

Sports Illustrated

Mirror predicts what's in store for the UK in 2023 - from football to the Royals

From football to the Royals, Paul Routledge gives his tongue-in-cheek look at what is in store for Britain in the New Year as 2022 comes to an end and we enter 2023

Daily Mirror

Kylian Mbappe and Neymar lead emotional tributes to ‘greatest of all time’ Pele after football icon dies

Tributes have been paid from the world of football and beyond after Brazilian icon Pele died aged 82.

Evening Standard

Manchester United stars pay tribute to Pele following death at 82

Man United players have made paid their respects to Brazilian football icon Pele following his death.

Manchester Evening News

The best fantasy football gamble of Week 17

Will this vertical threat come through for brazen gamers in Week 17?

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Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker leads emotional tributes for Pele as football mourns Brazil icon

Three-time World Cup winner Pele died aged 82 on Thursday and several football legends - including Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker - have paid their respects

Nottingham Post

Football legend Pele dies aged 82 after World Cup hero's cancer battle

Pele - who is considered to be football's first global superstar - had been treated for colon cancer, following surgery to remove a tumour in September 2021, and had required regular medical treatment.

The Independent UK

‘The king of football’: Pele tributes from Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, Usain Bolt and more

The Brazil icon has passed away at the age of 82 after a long battle with illness

Evening Standard

Pele: The greatest footballer of all time and true sporting icon who inspired millions

When the news that Pele’s flame was dimming came on the same day that Lionel Messi was lighting up the World Cup with his 1,000th goal, it seemed somehow to align two sparkling stars of global football.

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Thursday Night Football: Bettors are counting on Ezekiel Elliott to find his way into the endzone during Cowboys-Titans

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College football’s New Year’s Six bowls ranked by watchability

This year's crop of games features the entire Heisman finalist list, a mix of legendary blue blood powers and dangerous upstart spoilers.

The Independent UK

Brazilian football great Pele dies aged 82

The death of the star – who had been in hospital since November – was confirmed by his daughter.

ABC News

Pelé obituary: The king of football who came to define Brazil

Brazilians revered Pelé, the greatest football player of his generation, as O Rei, the king, and no one man came to define a country as much as he did during his lifetime of footballing brilliance.

Edinburgh Live

Brazilian football legend and three-time world champion Pelé has died at 82

The tragic news comes from Brazil as the whole world has began to pay tribute to a man that was considered as the first global football star and one of the greatest players of all time.

Liverpool Echo

Pele 'the King' of football twice wowed Everton and Liverpool crowds half a century apart

Chris Beesley pays tribute to Pele who received a hero's welcome at both Everton's Goodison Park in 1966 and Liverpool's Anfield in 2015

The Independent UK

Pele was always about more than football

A Netflix documentary explored the life of one of football’s greatest-ever players and the country that loved him like no other, Miguel Delaney writes

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