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Nelson Mandela with sports stars

Mandela with sports stars

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Wayne Porteous

07:41, 6 DEC 2013
Updated16:07, 18 JUL 2014

Samba style: Mandela meets Brazilian star Pele and Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o (Image: Getty)1 of 17
United we stand: The Manchester United team line-up together for a group photograph with Mandela (Image: Getty)2 of 17
Senior Gunner: The Arsenal team posed for a photo with Mandela in 1993 (Image: Getty)3 of 17
Holding court: Boris Becker talks tennis with South Africa's former President in 2007 (Image: Getty)4 of 17
World beaters: Springboks bring the Webb-Ellis cup to Mandela's house after beating England in 2007 (Image: Getty)5 of 17
Heavyweights: Lennox Lewis meets the great man (Image: Getty)6 of 17
Fighters: Heavyweight boxing champions Michael Spinks (L) and Joe Frazier (R) flank Mandela in 1997 (Image: Getty)7 of 17
Premier League stars: Elland Road cult hero Lucas Radebe (L) and former England captain David Beckham (R) in Johannesburg (Image: Getty)8 of 17
Bat man: The late South African cricket captain, Hansie Cronje presents Mandela with some willow of his own (Image: Getty)9 of 17
Tiger meet: Golfer Tiger Woods takes time out from "million dollar challenge" tournament in Sun City (Image: Getty)10 of 17
Just Marvelous: Roberto "Hands of Stone" Duran gives tips on fighting his great rival Marvin Hagler (Image: Getty)11 of 17
Champions: The Bafana Bafana players celebrate their African Nations Cup Final win over Tunisia with him (Image: Allsport)12 of 17
Winning bid: Mandela holds aloft the Jules Rimet trophy after South Africa named as 2010 hosts back in 2004 (Image: Getty)13 of 17
Defining moment: South Africa's rugby team captain Franois Pienaar receives the Rugby World cup in from Mandela 1995 (Image: Getty)14 of 17
Cricket hero: Hansie Cronje shows off their trophy after beating England in 1996 (Image: Getty)15 of 17
American sprinters Michael Johnson (L) a (Image: Getty)16 of 17
On the nose: Former World Champion boxer Muhammad Ali sqaures up with Nelson Mandela in 2003 (Image: Reuters)17 of 17

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