Pele, the Brazlian soccer legend, who won three World Cups and became the sport's global icon has died in Sao Paulo at the age of 82.
"Everything we are is thanks to you," his daughter, Kely Nacrimento wrote in a post on Instagram under the image of the family members holding his hands. "We love you infinitely, rest in peace."
Pele was adimitted to a hospital in Sao Paulo in late November for a respiratory infection and complications related to colon cancer according to a statement from Albert Einstein Hospital.
"I was born to play football, just like Beethoven was born to write music and Michaelangelo to paint," Pele famously said.
Tributes have been pouring in for the soccer legend. Pele's first club, Santos FC responded to the sad news on Twitter with the words "iternal, next to the image of a crown."
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