Black and white screens flickered as a skinny 17-year-old, playing with imagination and verve, ran circles around seasoned veterans. By the end of that World Cup, the name Pele had shot across the ...

Some were dressed in the number 10 shirt Pele wore when playing for Santos. Outside a banner had been draped that read "Eternal King Pele". This is a moment that Brazilians had been expecting for ...

Iconic Ghanaian footballer Abedi Pele lost his cool with one of his players, openly rebuking him for a costly error while ...

Brazil legend Romario believes the Selecao can only win World Cup 2026 if Neymar is fit and available for the tournament.

Thousands of fans paid their final respects to Pelé, the three-time World Cup winner who established his country as the supreme power of soccer. A procession took place through the streets of his ...

I confess that I was angry with Pele because he always massacred my Corinthians. But, first of all, I admired him. And the rage then gave way to the passion of watching him play with the Brazilian ...

Mohun Bagan, the papers said, had spent nearly 1.7 million rupees to get Pele and the glamorous US club to play in the city. Around 35,000 policemen would be deployed to control rowdy fans.

Brazilian soccer great Pele lies in state at Vila Belmiro stadium in Santos, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) Claudio Carrança, 32, a salesman, said: “I never saw him play ...

Pele scored Brazil's opening goal in the final in the 18th minute. Pele ended his playing days at New York Cosmos. He made his professional debut with the team in an exhibition game against the ...

“I think the best was [Alfredo] Di Stéfano, he was superior to everyone - even me. Pelé didn’t want to recognise Di Stéfano’s ...

Pelé died last week at age 82 and was laid to rest in Santos, the city where he became famous after moving there at age 15 to play for Santos FC. The funeral Mass was held at the team’s Vila ...

The 1950s was an era of transition for football, as the game evolved from its more rudimentary roots into a modern sport with greater emphasis on team play and tactical sophistication. This was ...