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MARY HANNIGANhears why the Brazilian master believes the notion that a replay of our World Cup qualifier against France was never a possibility

WHEN FOOTBALL Association of Ireland president David Blood introduced Pele to his audience in Dublin yesterday he spoke of how the artist formerly known as Edson Arantes do Nascimento has, through his life, “used his name to help others”.