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Joao Havelange :Former Fifa president and IOC member dies at age 100

    The Brazilian was the predecessor to sepp blatter at the world football governing body and served from 1974-1998
     He resigned as Fifa's honorary president in April 2013 following an an investigation of bribery allegations and was admitted to the hospital the following year with a lung infection.
   Havelange represented Brazil in swimming at the 1936 olympics,the year he qualified as a lawyer, before his election to the international Olympic community (IOC )

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