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Pele: The reason why football is famous around the world

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Pele was one of the stars of the victorious Brazil team of the 1970 World Cup Finals in Mexico. [AP photo]

As the World and Brazil mourns Pele who passed away on Thursday at the age of 82 years, The Standard Sports remembers Pele as a source of wonder and inspiration from the poorest backgrounds to the pillars of wealth.

Pele drew crowds worldwide and has been the focus of collective self-identification and various discourses in Brazil and abroad, from one continent to another.

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