It meant his total goal-scoring record was elevated by one – making the match in João Pessoa, Brazil, against Botafogo da Paraíba his 1,000th. At the time, Pele gave his shirt to the mayor of ...

Neymar is back in the Brazil national team for their World Cup qualifier games against Colombia and Argentina.

She came with her father, who was wearing a Brazil shirt with Pelé’s name. “I am not a Santos fan, neither is my father. But this guy invented Brazil’s national team. He made Santos ...

For years many Brazilians avoided wearing the famous yellow shirt because of its association with Bolsonaro and far-right politics. But this might be starting to change because of Brazil’s ...

In a rush to venerate Pele, the relaunched New York Cosmos announced in 2013 they would be retiring the team's number 10 shirt. The only trouble with such a tribute was that in 1977 they had ...