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The three-time World Cup winner passed away at a hospital in Sao Paulo surrounded by loved ones following a lengthy battle with cancer.<\/span><\/section>\n
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Pel\u00e9 was initially diagnosed with the disease in 2021, and had been in and out of medical facilities over the past year to help him fight it.But, sadly, his condition worsened recently … forcing him to spend the last two months in a hospital bed.<\/p>

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Pel\u00e9 was able to watch the 2022 World Cup in his final days … and even penned a\u00a0congratulations post\u00a0on his social media page to\u00a0Lionel Messi\u00a0and\u00a0Kylian Mbappe\u00a0after the epic Argentina vs. France final last weekend.<\/p>\n

He had also written an emotional note to\u00a0Neymar\u00a0after a huge performance for Brazil earlier in the famed tournament.<\/p>

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Pel\u00e9 joined Brazil’s national team when he was just 16 years old … and won his first-ever World Cup at age 17 in 1958.He went on to lead Brazil to two more titles in the event, winning it all in 1962 and 1970.<\/p>

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He’s widely regarded as one of the best goal scorers ever — with\u00a0Cristiano Ronaldo\u00a0previously calling him “the greatest player in football history.”<\/p>\n

He was 82.<\/p>

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