Posted in SPORTS Pelé, who rose from a Brazilian slum to become the world’s greatest soccer player, dies at 82 December 29, 2022 Brazilian soccer legend Pele, who won a record three World Cup titles and helped popularize the sport in the U.S. in the 1970s, has died at age 82. https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-12-29/pele-soccer-brazil-dies-obit