Pelé: Brazil's football icon dies aged 82

Pelé - regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time - has died at the age of 82. (Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe) When he travelled as a teenager with the Brazilian team to the World Cup in 1958 - Brazil had never won the trophy and were not yet footballing giants. Within 12 years they had won three World Cups - and to this day, no player has won the tournament as many times as Pele. And so today as the tributes pour in from across the world of football - back home in Brazil - they are mourning a sporting icon who put their country on the map. Watch more of our explainer series here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXjqQf1xYLQ6bu-iixvoFTVsiXQVlVniX Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Channel4News