Picture of the birth certificate of Brazil's football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento 'Pele' taken at the Terra do Rei Museum in his hometown Tres Coracoes, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 28 December, 2022AFP
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An employee makes a bed at Casa Pele, a replica of the house where Brazil's football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento 'Pele' was born and which was built according to the memories of his mother, Celeste Arantes, in Tres Coracoes, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 28 December, 2022AFP
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A visitor looks at a picture of a young Pele, wearing the Santos jerseyAFP
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Pele in action for SantosReuters
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In this file photo taken on March 30, 1971 Brazilian soccer star Pelé is surrounded by a huge crowd 30 March 1971 at the Champs-Elysées in ParisAFP
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Pele celebrates after scoring for BrazilReuters
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In this file photo taken on 21 June, 1970 Brazilian forward Pelé smiles as he holds aloft the Jules Rimet Cup after Brazil beat Italy 4-1 in the World Cup final in Mexico CityAFP
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In this file photo taken on 6 December, 1974 in Bangkok shows Brazilian football player Pelé during a training session with young boy as part of a commercial trip in ThailandAFP
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In this file photo taken on 25 September, 1977 Brazilian soccer champion Pelé visits a pagoda in BeijingAFP
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In this file photo taken on 12 March, 1997 French President Jacques Chirac (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Fernando Henrique Cardoso (2ndR) joke with soccer greats Pele (2ndL) of Brazil and Michel Platini of France, during a ceremony at the foreign ministry in Brasilia, BrazilAFP
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In this file photo taken on 11 December, 2000 Brazilian former football player Pele holds his FIFA grand prix of "Footballer of the century" during the FIFA's awards ceremony gala in RomeAFP
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In this file photo taken on 9 February, 1995 football legends, English Bobby Charlton (L) and Brazilian Sports Minister Pelé, poses in front of the Eiffel towerAFP
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In this file photo taken on 17 July, 2007 Former South African President, Nelson Mandela, is presented 17 July 2007 by Brazilian football legend Pele (L) and Cameroon and Barcelona striker, Samuel Eto'oAFP
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In this file photo taken on 9 January, 2012 Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) poses with Brazilian football legend Pele (C) and Santos FC' Brazilian forward NeymarAFP
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In this file photo taken on 9 June, 2016, Diego Maradona and Pele pose after a football match organised by Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot at the Jardin du Palais Royal in Paris on the eve of the Euro 2016 European football championshipsAFP
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In this file photo taken on 25 June, 2008 Brazilian football legend Pele raises his arms during the opening ceremony of the "Marks of the King" exhibition in BrasiliaAFP