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
and the british fashion designer vivienne westwood, a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s, has died in london. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin with news of the death of pele, widely regarded as the greatest person ever to play what he himself 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 1,000 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
strikes has inflicted significant damage to the national power grid. and the british fashion designer vivienne westwood: a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 19705 has died in london. a very warm welcome to bbc news. we begin with news of the death of pele, widely regarded as the greatest person ever to play what he himself 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 1,000 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 he 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, and a campaigner on several issues. joe wilson reports on the life of a true
in romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. and the fashion world pays tribute to vivienne westwood. the british designer who was a key figure in the rebellious punk movement of the 1970s has died aged 81. if in doubt, dress up. don t ever dress down, you will be so disappointed. dress down, you will be so disappointed. dress down, you will be so disa ointed. ., , ., disappointed. and the trade body for ni . htclubs, disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs. bars disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and restaurants - disappointed. and the trade body for nightclubs, bars and restaurants has| nightclubs, bars and restaurants has warned the rising cost of living and recent rail strikes is going to cost a huge amount of hospitalityjobs in the new year. we will here live in the new year. we will here live in the next half hour, stay us. stay with us. tributes are b
tributes are being paid to the brazilian football legend pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at the age of 82. during his two decades on the pitch, pele scored a world record of more than 1,200 goals in around 1,300 appearances and became the only player to win the world cup three times. tributes have been pouring in from around the world. french star kylian m bappe described pele as the king of football , adding. and former president barack 0bama said, pele was one of the greatest to ever to play the beautiful game. and as one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, he understood the power of sports to bring people together. this report from simonjones. a sporting icon who made football beautiful. described by the brazilian football confederation as the greatest sportsperson of all time. he burst onto the international stage at the world cup in 1958, when he was just 17. he scored six goals in four matches. he d win the world cup