"If you would use the word perfect, Pele almost is there. He was the greatest soccer player in the history of ... Nelson Rodrigues anointed Pele "the King." Journalist Joao Luiz de Albuquerque ...

Pele became known in Brazil as the “King of Football”. He won the World Cup three times, in 1958, 1962 and 1970. World football’s governing body Fifa named him as player of the century along ...

Kylian Mbappe, Rivaldo and Rodrygo were among football stars ... "Pray for the king." Former Brazil number 10 Rivaldo, a World Cup winner in 2002, added: "Strength King @Pele." ...

When we are not watching a game, we are asking ourselves who are the greatest football players to ever play the game. But who is the greatest? According to some VIPs, recently at The Great Stay ...

Pele toured the world in his ... asked about what he regretted most: "As a player, my biggest regret is that I have never played in the cathedral of football: Wembley Stadium, in London." ...

France Football conferred each player with an honorary Ballon d'Or, but Pele was retrospectively deemed the 'alternative winner' of seven Ballons d'Or in 2016, whereas Maradona was the ...

A pall of gloom descended on Calcutta as people of the football ... of Pele on Friday, following his prolonged battle with colon cancer at a Sao Paulo hospital. The Brazil legend, the only player ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pelé takes to the field as the team's crown jewel, as befits a three-time World Cup winner, Player of the Century, and world record holder for his goals per game ratio.