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Added on the 21/09/2016 14:49:22 - Copyright : AFP EN
A motorcade carrying football legend Pele's body leaves the hospital where he died, in Sao Paulo, and heads to Vila Belmiro stadium -- Santos home field -- where the memorial service for 'King of Football' will take place. IMAGES
"Eternal king Pele" reads a banner hung by fans of the legendary Brazilian footballer outside the Albert-Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo where the athlete had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer since late 2021. IMAGES
Images outside the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where Brazilian football legend Pele is hospitalised since Tuesday for a re-evaluation of his cancer treatment. According to doctors, his condition is "remains stable" and he is "responding well" to a detected respiratory infection. IMAGES
The Torch Doha next to Khalifa International Stadium, which hosts the last-16 World Cup match between the Netherlands and the United States, displays an image of Pele as the Brazilian football legend, in fragile health in recent years, was hospitalized Tuesday in Sao Paulo. IMAGES
Diego Maradona's daughters Giannina and Dalma join a protest over the Argentina football legend's death. A panel of 20 experts recently began a debate into the cause of death to determine if there was negligence on the part of health care professionals. IMAGES
Argentine football legend Diego Maradona is laid to rest after a simple religious ceremony attended by family and close friends in the leafy surrounds of the Bella Vista cemetery outside the capital. IMAGES