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12 dead after soccer stadium stampede in El Salvador

Fans angry at being blocked from entering a match knocked down an entrance gate to the stadium, leading to a crush that left at least 12 people dead, officials said.

Pelé, Brazil’s king of ‘beautiful game,’ has died

Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82.