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Mario Zagallo, Brazilian soccer legend dies at 92

7 January 2024
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2024-01-07 10:52

Mario Zagallo,Brazilian football legend and four-time world champion died on Friday at the age of 92, a statement on his official Instagram account said.

The first person to win the FIFA World Cup as both a player and coach, Mario was as instrumental a figure as any in Brazil's rise to prominence as a global football power and was the only surviving member of the Brazil team that lifted the 1958 World Cup trophy, the country's first title.

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