Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Corazones, in Minas Gerais and his childhood was marked by two dreams: trying to be a soccer player ... of FIFA, tried to convince ...

"If you would use the word perfect, Pele almost is there. He was the greatest soccer player in the history of this game," says former West German star Franz Beckenbauer on ESPN Classic's ...

Seven England stars have been named by Pele in his ... creative players of their generation". More than 20 of those in the list, revealed by world governing body Fifa today, have played or are ...

there’s only one player who stands above all others: Pele. After the tragic news of the Brazilian icon’s passing in 2022, Beckenbauer shared heartfelt words in tribute. “Soccer lost its ...

Pele named Arsenal as the English team he'd most liked to have signed for if he were ever to come to the UK to play his ...

By appearing in Qatar – 64 years after they played in Sweden – they had set a new record for the longest gap between participations. Wales eclipsed the previous mark set by Egypt, who ended a 56-year ...