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Rather than scoff at these practices as superstitions aimed at courting the super natural, it will be more prudent to place them in the category of routines, the absence of which carry the capacity for adverse outcomes.
Hamrin helped Sweden reach the 1958 World Cup final with four goals in the tournament, and was the last surviving player from the final, which they lost 5-2 to Pele's Brazil.
He won four World Cups for Brazil as either player or coach, including the 1970 side considered by many to be the best ever.
Messi, holding a replica of the World Cup trophy, stood beside the life-size statue at an unveiling ceremony at the South American Football Federation headquarters in Luque, Paraguay, before the Copa Libertadores draw on Monday.
In the early hours of Monday, his body arrived under fireworks in the city of about 430,000 people from Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital.
Here's a review of the best and low points in the world of sports in the past 12 months.
FIFA put his overall total at more than 1,200 - over 1,000 of which came for his first club, Santos.
Pele, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 82, visited India twice -- the first time in 1977 as part of the New York Cosmos team.
The legend died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer.
At Museu de Pele, the legend welcomes fans from a giant screen with his innocent smile. Inside, his life and career are portrayed in an incredible collection.
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