Former FIFA president João Havelange, who ran soccer's governing body for over two decades, died Tuesday in Rio at age 100.
The Brazilian-born Havelange had reportedly been released from a local hospital in July.
Havelange led FIFA from 1974 to 1998 and was the first non-European to head the organization. Havelange served six terms in office, helping the sport become a lucrative powerhouse and oversaw the World Cup tournament field expansion to include more nations.
He was succeeded in the position by Sepp Blatter.
Havelange was the organization's honorary president until 2013, when reports surfaced that he took bribes in the International Sports and Leisure (ISL) sports marketing agency scandal.