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Pele ‘would have been sad’ at state of Brazil team, says son

Sao Paolo, Brazil—Pele “would have been sad” at the state of the current Brazilian national team, his son Edinho has told AFP in an...

FIFA boss Infantino in Pele wake selfie row

PARIS—FIFA chief Gianni Infantino insisted Wednesday he would never be disrespectful to Pele as he came under fire over a photo call at the...

Final farewell for Pele, Brazil’s football ‘King’

SANTOS, Brazil—Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his...

World leaves behind turbulent year

New York—The world's eight billion people have been ushering in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent year marked by war in Europe, stinging price...

US soccer owes almost everything to Pele, says teammate

Robbinsville—US footballer Bobby Smith does not hold back his tears when paying tribute to “King” Pele: the rise of the game in the United...

Football legend Pele dies at 82, now eternal icon

The globe to the man who both transformed football and transcended the sport. Pele died Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo after...

‘Better than Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo combined’

World bows to King Pele Paris—His face appeared on televisions around the world and dominated the homepages of news outlets everywhere as global media bowed...

Pele’s family gathers at his bedside on Christmas Eve

Sao Paolo—Family members visited the legendary Pele on Saturday at the Sao Paulo hospital where he is suffering from worsening cancer as well as...

Pele to spend Christmas in hospital as cancer worsens

SAO PAOLO—Brazilian football great Pele will spend Christmas in hospital, his medical team and family said Wednesday, as he receives treatment for worsening cancer...

Pele’s fans assured: He’ll come home

SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazilian football superstar Pele’s daughters told his fans Sunday that their father’s health was not at serious risk, saying they are confident...

Messi’s record untouchable, says Barcelona forward Lineker

Madrid—Lionel Messi’s all-time goalscoring record for one club will never be broken, former England and Barcelona forward Gary Lineker has predicted. Messi beat Pele’s record...

Messi passes Pele as top scorer

MADRID—Lionel Messi beat Pele’s record of goals for a single club when he scored his 644th for Barcelona in a 3-0 victory against Valladolid...

Football mourns eternal icon Diego Maradona

London—Brazilian great Pele led global tributes to Diego Maradona, whose death was announced on Wednesday, saying one day they would “play soccer together in...

Jolina and Mark welcome the changes in Pele’s life

Hands-on parents Jolina Magdangal and husband Mark Escueta are just amazed at how their three-year-old son, Pele, is literally growing up before their very...
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