Arriving at Stade Velodrome at the tail end of the 80s, French football was on the up and up . The club’s president, showman Bernard Tapie, had made it his sole mission to make Marseille the biggest ...

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, or Pelé, as he was known all over the world, died this past December 29th. His death rattled the world of professional soccer, reminding fans and athletes that he was one ...

Brazil sportswriter Mauricio Savarese had been preparing for the death of soccer legend Pelé for months, if not years. When ...

Pelé, the King of Football, would have turned 85 this Thursday, October 23, 2025.The Athlete of the 20th Century was 82 years ...

Pelé, the soccer legend who inspired a nation on and off the field, died Thursday after battling colon cancer. He was 82. Pelé had a tumor removed in September 2021 and had been undergoing ...

Globally recognized as one of the greatest soccer players of all time, Brazilian-born Pelé scored more than 1,000 goals during his professional career and achieved many more milestones besides.

Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Pelé's home state, Jorge Tavares received the news of the star's death from a 4 a.m. newscast. As a boy, Tavares and his ...

Pelé won three World Cups and is often considered the greatest player ever. Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, a three-time World Cup champion who's largely considered to be one of the best players ever, ...

Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. "Everything we are is thanks to ...

SANTOS, Brazil — Pelé was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva ...

Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November. Doctors said earlier this ...

Perhaps the greatest player soccer has ever seen, Pele was beloved around the world -- including by legions of admiring ladies. He once said he had no idea how many children he fathered. AFP via Getty ...