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Pele was feted as ‘The King’, a title given to him by playwright Nelson Rodrigues when he was just 17.

Pelé, widely considered the greatest soccer player of all time, died at the age of 82 on Thursday.

Here is a look at the records and accolades that came Peles way during his career and beyond.

Pele died at the age of 82 Thursday at the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Sao Paulo, after a lengthy battle with colon cancer. In his native Brazil, the legend is lauded as a god-like figure.

JOSUE SEIXAS: Pele will go straight from the Albert Einstein Hospital to Estádio Urbano Caldeira in Vila Belmiro at dawn on Monday (January 2) and the coffin will be placed in the centre of the pitch.

Pelé Museum attracts visitors in Brazil following the icon's death. The Brazilian football star died on Thursday evening at the age of 82.

There are many debates about who is the greatest footballer of all time: Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo, Cruyff... But no one disputes who is the king: Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better

JOSUE SEIXAS: If you were a good player, theyd say, Oh, so you think youre Pele? and if you were not, Pele was the irony. This kid is terrible and thinks he has the ability of Pele.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/loyal-to-santos-pele-toured-and-scored-in-europe/"></div>MADRID (AP) — Pelé or Diego Maradona? Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo? Endless arguments over the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits aimed at Pelé, who died Thursday at age 82, with the claim that he wasn’t tested on the European stage against some of the best clubs […]<!-- A...

We pick out six of the Brazilian’s most unforgettable matches, from a quick impact against the USSR to a farewell free-kick