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Pele's Astonishing Goal Record

Pele's position as one of the greatest footballers of all time has never been contested but the same cannot be said for the number of goals he scored in his star-studded career. Precisely how many…

30 December 2022

Brazil's soccer legend Pele attends the opening of an exhibit about his life titled King's Marks, in Brasilia, Brazil, June 25, 2008. 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 in Sao Paulo on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. He was 82. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Pelé, Brazil’s Mighty King of ‘Beautiful Game,’ Has Died

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. The standard-bearer of “the…

AP 29 December 2022

A man pushes a cart loaded with garbage for recycling in front of a mural depicting Brazilian soccer legend Pele embracing late Argentinean soccer star Diego Maradona in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Pele is hospitalized to continue his cancer treatment. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Pelé’s Family Gathers At Hospital in Sao Paulo

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…

AP 25 December 2022

Pelé: A Legend and a National Hero

Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, is a retired Brazilian soccer player, born on October 23, 1940, in the city of Tres Caracos in Brazil. Pelé is considered by many to be the best player in…

Majalla 09 December 2022

Brazilian soccer legend Pele is seen in Paris, April 2, 2019. Picture taken April 2, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Photo

Pele Recovering in Hospital Following Removal of Tumour

Brazil soccer great Pele said on Monday that he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon. Pele, the only player to win three World Cups, did not say whether the…

06 September 2021

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