The striker scored twice in the final against the hosts Sweden, winning the first of three World Cups. Italy's Giovanni Trapattoni battles for the ball with Pele during an international friendly ...

In his autobiography, Pelé said that the following decades and subsequent repeated trips to the African continent, "changed not only my view of the world ... around Pele's arrival as a ...

That is a mark of just how important he was for Brazilians - while Pele was of course a footballing legend the world over, for people here, he was so much more. President-elect, Luiz Inacio Lula ...

Seven England stars have been named by Pele in his list of the 100 greatest living footballers in the world. Modern heroes like David Beckham, Alan Shearer and Michael Owen are preferred to Sir ...

The world of football has lost its king with the news that the great Pele passed away at the age of 82. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pele as he was known and loved, passed away on 29 December ...

Pele to Fifa.com "Every kid around the world who plays soccer wants to be Pele. I have a great responsibility to show them not just how to be like a soccer player, but how to be like a man." ...

The name stuck. Pele, the athlete, came out of nowhere as well. In 1958, people turned on the television to watch the first international broadcast of the World Cup. Black and white screens ...

Our countdown continues with a look back to one of Pele's most memorable World Cup moments. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just 73 days away. The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ is now just ...

Pele feels Steven Gerrard has been the world's best player over the past five years. Brazilian legend Pele feels Steven Gerrard has been the world's best player over the past five years.

Pele, who died in 2022, was 17 years and 249 days old when he played in the 1958 World Cup final for Brazil, scoring twice in ...

Lionel Messi, who recently lifted the FIFA World Cup, took to Instagram to pay tribute to Pele. French football star Kylian Mbappe posted a picture of him and Pele on Instagram and wrote ...