Mario Zagallo: Legendary Brazil winger, coach and four-time World Cup winner dies at 92

Mario Zagallo pictured during as Brazil coach in 1998.
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Legendary Brazil forward, coach and four-time World Cup winner Mario Zagallo has passed away at the age of 92.

Zagallo was a left winger who was known for his work-rate and grit in a successful career with Rio de Janeiro sides Flamengo and Botafogo in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is the Weekend Editor of FourFourTwo. A European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.