By the end of that World Cup, the name Pele had shot ... After leading the Cosmos to the league championship in 1977, Pele played his final game. On a somber day at Giants Stadium, Pele, who ...

He listened as Revolution head coach Jay Heaps and president Brian Bilello talked about the importance of his time with the New York Cosmos to the growth of American soccer. As Pelé reflected on ...

Pele ended his playing days at New York Cosmos. He made his professional ... And he was a special ambassador for Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Maybe Pele's legendary status can be put down to ...

When he signed with the Cosmos in 1976, German tabloids branded him a traitor and a mercenary for leaving the Vaterland two years before the next World Cup. He was accused of adultery and tax ...

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, congratulated Argentina's Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup and ... daughter explained. Pele had a colon tumor ...

Beckenbauer, who led the German national team to victory at the 1990 FIFA World Cup ... of all is Pele,“ Beckenbauer continued. “I played with him in 1977 at the New York Cosmos, and I ...

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 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 ...

He joined the Cosmos in the twilight of his career and ... He was Brazil's number 11 at the 1970 World Cup – Pele being the 10 – but then had the shirt every samba star would want for the ...