we begin with news of the death of pele widely regarded as the greatest male footballer ever to play what he described as the beautiful game . he passed away in hospital in sao paulo, surrounded by his family, at the age of 82, having suffered from cancer. during his career he became the first, and so far only, player to win three world cups and scored over a thousand goals. he spent almost all of his club career playing in his native brazil after the government declared him a national treasure, and blocked moves overseas but was also a key part in the short lived north american soccer league playing for the new york cosmos. during his life, he was also a charity fundraiser, a campaigner and a politician. joe wilson reports on the life of a true sporting great. the greatest, it s opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and succes
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and the british fashion designer vivienne westwood a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died in london. she was 81 years old hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are aubrey allegretti, who s political correspondent at the guardian and asa bennett, who s a former number 10 speechwriter. the financial times leads with the breaking news of football legend pele s death as they bid him farewell on their front page. the real goat reads the front page of the star as they highlight the legacy of pele, the man they ve dubbed the greatest footballer ever to lace up a pair of boots . the independent has gone with the picture posted on pele s instagram page, liked now over seven million times. and the express sums up the news with the headline pele, king of the beautiful game dies aged 82 . they also highlight the ongoing strikes with comment from the defence secretary, ben wallace, who says th
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for all of you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, welcome to bbc news as we bring you continuing coverage of the death of the brazilian footballer, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, pele. he died at the aged of 82 and had been suffering from cancer. during his career, he won three fifa world cups, the only player to do so, and received countless awards and titles. in brazil, he is hailed as a national hero for his achievements in football, and for his repeated calls to improve the social conditions of the poor. joe wilson reports on the life of one of the true greats. the greatest, it s opinion, but pele led, others stand on his shoulders. well over 1,000 goals, a career of over 20 years, three times a world cup winner. brazilian football, synonymous with flair and success, was built on pele. in 1958, pele took part in his first world cup tournament, aged just 17. he scored six goals in four matches, playing himself to the point of ex