Farewell To The King: Pelé Buried In Santos

Edson Arantes Do Nascimento Pele of Brazil celebrates the victory after winnings the 1970 World Cup … [+] in Mexico match between Brazil and Italy at Estadio Azteca on 21 June in Città del Messi...

Brazil Mourns Soccer Legend Pelé In Public Procession

Topline Thousands of Brazilians gathered to mourn soccer legend Pelé, who died at the age of 82 last week after a long battle with colon cancer, in a public procession ahead of his burial Tuesday morn...

World Mourns Pope Benedict XVI And Pelé In Public Viewings Monday (Photos)

Topline Tens of thousands of people lined up at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome and a stadium in Santos, Brazil, to mourn the deaths of Pope Benedict XVI and soccer legend Pelé, respectively, in a ...

Like Pelé, Lula Can Remake Brazil And Preserve Its Rainforests

SAO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, BRAZIL – NOVEMBER 09: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brazil’s former president, … [+] greets supporters outside of the Sindicato dos Metalurgicos do ABC on Novembe...

Real Madrid’s Brazilian Stars Mourn Pelé, Their Trailblazer

Real Madrid duo Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo will no doubt have been inspired by their legendary … [+] compatriot. Getty Images Tributes to soccer and cultural icon Pelé continue to pour in acros...

Pelé, Brazilian soccer star and 3-time World Cup winner, dies at 82

Pelé, the Brazilian soccer icon who brought the World Cup trophy to his home country three times, becoming an international superstar and the highest-paid team athlete in the world at the time, has di...

What We Get Wrong About Pelé’s American Soccer Legacy

New York Cosmos star Pelé waves to the crowd at Giants Stadium at the NASL division championships … [+] against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. The Brazilian soccer legend died earlier this week a...

How Pelé And The New York Cosmos Conquered America

NASL Soccer: NASL Playoffs: New York Cosmos Pele (10) victorious after winning match vs Fort … [+] Lauderdale Strikers at Giants Stadium. East Rutherford, NJ 8/14/1977 CREDIT: George Tiedemann (...

Pelé—Soccer’s First Global Icon And Brazilian Superstar—Dies At Age 82

Topline Pelé—believed by many to be the greatest soccer player ever who paved the way for the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—died Thursday at age 82 after a long battle with colon cancer,...

Messi’s Last Stand, Neymar Vs. Pelé, Morocco’s Run For The Ages And More

Topline Just a handful of games remain in the 2022 Qatar World Cup as the stakes grow higher for the eight teams still with a chance to win the world’s biggest sporting event, but there will lik...

Alex Morgan Becomes 27th Player In History To Make 200 International Appearances

LYON, FRANCE – JULY 02: Alex Morgan of the USA celebrates with teammate Rose Lavelle after scoring … [+] her team’s second goal during the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup France Se...

‘It Is Difficult To Question Messi’ And ‘I Hope FC Barcelona Recover Quickly’

Ronaldinho has tipped Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona to return to the top. AFP via Getty Images FC Barcelona legend Ronaldinho has tipped Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona to return to the top of the game....