Neymar became Brazil's outright all-time top goal-scorer after breaking the record held by the legendary Pele. In a 5-1 victory over Bolivia in World Cup 2026 qualifying, the 32-year-old scored ...

A record not officially recognised by FIFA, there are names who have made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for scoring the most number of goals in a calendar year. While Lionel Messi scored ...

Lionel Messi broke a tie with the Brazilian legend on Tuesday, scoring his 644th goal in all competitions for Barcelona, which is now the most by any player at a single club. Pelé scored 643 with ...

He is also Bayern Munich's second-top goalscorer behind only ... However, it is widely accepted hundreds of those goals came during tour or friendly matches. Pele would have told you otherwise!

With its top player's newfound fame ... injury in a game leading up to the 1962 tournament in Chile. While Pele scored a goal in a 2-0 win over Mexico in the first game, he aggravated the injury ...

Want to score goals like Pelé? Learn the top 5 easiest striker moves to beat defenders, create space, and finish like a ...

Pele and his Santos team-mates have often claimed they were behind a ceasefire struck during Nigeria's brutal civil war in 1969 but is the story more fiction than fact?

Messi equaled Pele's all-time club scoring tally ... he became the most prolific scorer among Europe's top leagues when he reached 366 league goals, surpassing Gerd Mueller's Bundesliga mark ...

Pele long claimed that his goal-scoring total was a whopping 1,283 ... his 18 Premier League goals in 2021/22 were good for third in England's top division. In 2020/21, he finished as top ...

Pele's first goal in the 1958 final against hosts Sweden is still considered one of the best in the history of the World Cup. Brazil eventually won 5-2 with two goals from Pelé, who remains to ...