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BRAZILIANS paid their last respects Sunday to football legend Mario Zagallo, a four-time World Cup-winning player and coach who died at age 92 and was the final member of one of the country’s greatest generations in the beloved sport. A steady stream of mourners — dressed in black, and the …

MARIO Zagallo, who achieved the remarkable feat of reaching the World Cup final five times and securing four victories, both as a player and later as a coach with Brazil, has passed away at the age of 92. As the first person to win the World Cup in both player …