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Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82. The death of “The King” who transcended football triggered a wave of tributes around the globe from the sports world and also from political and cultural leaders. Pele died Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo after a long battle with cancer. “We love you infinitely. Rest in peace,” daughter Kely Nascimento wrote on Instagram. The football world — from his former teammates to current stars…