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 ...

The most noticeable, to fans fortunate enough to consume matches that way, was the first World Cup broadcast in color. Suddenly, watching legends such as Pele, Jairzinho and Uwe Seeler make ...

“@leomessi winning his first World Cup as was deserved for his career ... his daughter explained. Pele had a colon tumor removed in September 2021 and has since been receiving chemotherapy.

Pele has been inducted into the Goal Hall of Fame, and we take a look at what some of the game's greats had to say about the legendary Brazilian ...

The design is full of city landmarks and soccer icons. Each of the World Cup's 16 host cities will have its own poster, and ...

Pele's heir - At the start of his career he ... In 2014 his participation in the World Cup in Brazil was cut short by injury in the quarter-finals and Brazil crashed out after a humiliating ...

Pele holds the trophy after Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final of the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Sadly he missed that game after being injured in only the second match of the tournament.

unveiled a statue of Pele at its headquarters on Thursday, the first of a series of events to commemorate June’s 50th anniversary of the team’s third World Cup triumph. Pele, who will be 80 in ...

Pele's meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.

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 ...