One of the greatest players of all time, Brazilan forward football player, Pele's life off the field was as eventful as his record-breaking career on the field. He was married thrice, had several affairs and enjoyed a range of trailblazing sponsorship deals.

Pele, a man of many interests: A spotlight on mighty king's life away from 'the beautiful game'

Pele, one of the greatest footballers of all time, passed away on Thursday (December 29) to make the sporting fraternity poorer. Battling cancer for quite sometime, the Brazilian legend suffered a lot in recent times and while he fought hard, his health had gone down severely during the recently-held Qatar World Cup.

Pele's obituary: The Soccer kingdom loses its 'King'

One of the greatest football players of all time, Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82 years after battling cancer. Footballers, clubs, and national federations are still reeling from the loss of the Brazilian legend.

Pele passes away: Messi, Ronaldo, Obama, Macron react to Brazilian icon's death

Brazil was at its very best as they dominated proceedings versus South Korea in the Round of 16 battle in the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday (December 06). As a result, the five-time winners went past the South Koreans, 4-1, to book a place in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Qatar.

WATCH: Brazil pay rich tribute to legend Pele after defeating South Korea to book FIFA WC quarter-final ticket

Pele’s son Edinho took over as coach of minor club Londrina on Sunday and led the team to a 1-0 win before reassuring fans his soccer legend father was “a fighter” and giving his all in the battle against cancer.

'My dad is a fighter': Pele’s son Edinho on his father's cancer battle

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Pele, a man of many interests: A spotlight on mighty king's life away from 'the beautiful game'

Pele's obituary: The Soccer kingdom loses its 'King'

Pele passes away: Messi, Ronaldo, Obama, Macron react to Brazilian icon's death

WATCH: Brazil pay rich tribute to legend Pele after defeating South Korea to book FIFA WC quarter-final ticket

'My dad is a fighter': Pele’s son Edinho on his father's cancer battle