Pele hails 'friend and brother' Carlos Alberto

Brazil great Pele has paid a warm tribute to his captain and team-mate Carlos Alberto, who died of a heart attack at the age of 72 in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday.

Pele's reputation as the greatest footballer of all time owes much to some defining performances in his and Brazil's third World Cup triumph at Mexico 1970, where the team was captained by Carlos Alberto.

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