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Brazil's 1970 goalkeeper Felix dies

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The goalkeeper of the 1970 World Cup winning team in Mexico, Felix, has died at the age of 74.

A heavy smoker, Felix Mieli Venerando died of emphysema in a hospital in his home town, Sao Paulo.

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