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This soccer legend went from kicking off international matches to kicking off hope

This soccer legend went from kicking off international matches to kicking off hope

HE could be living the life that many fans believe retired international footballers have earned - a life of luxury, touring the world and spending holidays at high-end destinations. Instead, Musa Otieno, the most-capped Kenyan international soccer player ever and former player for South African football club Santos, is way too busy. While his role as a coach hardly looks like slowing down, he is also giving hope to vulnerable people in his home city of Nairobi. Otieno, the seventh-born in a family of eight children, was fortunate enough to sign his first professional football contract while still in high…
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We’ll never forget him – Brazil mourns loss of soccer legend Pele

We’ll never forget him – Brazil mourns loss of soccer legend Pele

BRAZIL mourned the death of one of its brightest stars, soccer great Pele, with fans and friends paying their respects to the sports icon who died at the age of 82 after battling colon cancer for just over a year. Outside Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein hospital, where Pele had been undergoing treatment, fans gathered to mourn the loss of one of the greatest-ever exponents of the beautiful game, displaying Pele memorabilia on a clothesline by the entrance. "I'll never forget him, the Brazilian king of soccer," said 67-year-old Antonio da Paz. "He provided us with joy even in our saddest times." Pele's…
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Football stars, clubs’ reaction to the death of soccer legend

Football stars, clubs’ reaction to the death of soccer legend

FOLLOWING ARE THE REACTIONS TO MARADONA’S DEATH: ITALIAN SOCCER CLUB NAPOLI, WHERE MARADONA PLAYED FROM 1984-1991 A "devastating blow" for both city and club. "We are in mourning. We feel like a boxer who has been knocked out. We are in shock." "Always in our hearts. Ciao Diego." BRAZIL FOOTBALL GREAT PELE "Sad news to lose a friend like that. May God give enough strength to his family. For sure, one day we will kick a ball together in heaven." FORMER ENGLAND STRIKER GARY LINEKER "By some distance the best player of my generation and arguably the greatest of all…
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Maradona now in the hands of God

Maradona now in the hands of God

NICOLAS MISCULIN and CASSANDRA GARRISON DIEGO Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60. Beloved in his homeland after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 and adored in Italy for taking Napoli to two Serie A titles, Maradona was a uniquely gifted player who rose from the tough streets of Buenos Aires to reach the pinnacle of his sport. He died four years to the day…
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South Africa soccer legend celebrates Leeds United’s promotion

South Africa soccer legend celebrates Leeds United’s promotion

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African football legend Lucas Radebe has celebrated the return of Leeds United to the English Premier League after 16 years Radebe, who played Leeds for 11 years - 1994 and 2005 - ended as captain.   Years after retirement, he remains hugely popular in the English town. Known as “The Chief”, he has a beer, a bar and bus named after him. There are also many youngsters in Leeds who were named  after the Leeds legend. Reacting to Leeds promotion, Radebe wrote on Twitter: “After 16 years, finally the wait is over. Our dreams have come true.…
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