Pele

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic admits he would like to be Pele if he was a soccer star while questioning his fellow teammates. Basketball and soccer are traditionally quite different sports. Football games are typically 90 minutes long, but basketball games are 48 minutes long. There are significant parallels between...

On June 10th, 1975, the New York Cosmos announced the signing of Brazilian superstar Pelé to the club. While starring for the Cosmos, Pelé won the North American Soccer League MVP in 1976 and led the team to the Soccer Bowl title in 1977.

Reknowned footballer and three-time World Cup winner Pelé is leading the calls in Brazil for authorities to step up their search for a missing British journalist and an indigenous official – as helicopters were deployed to scour the depths of the Amazon rain forest.Pelé, 81, considered a football legend, said in a tweet that he is moved by the disappearance of the pair Dom Phillips and Bruno Ferreira.“The fight for the preservation of the Amazon Forest and of the indigenous groups belongs to all of us,” he said sharing the video by Mr Phillips’ wife who made the desperate plea...

Three-time World Cup winner joined sports, culture and media figures in calling for action over Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira

SAO PAULO, June 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian soccer legend Pele on Wednesday urged the country's authorities to intensify their search for a British journalist and an indigenous expert that went missing in the Amazon jungle on Sunday. Pele said on Instagram that he was moved by the disappearance of Dom...

Neymar hit the headlines for his native Brazil on Thursday, June 2, where his two goals against South Korea in a 5-1 victory propelled him to within just five goals of breaking Pele's record and becoming the Seleção's all-time top goalscorer. The Paris Saint-Germain forward moved a step...

June 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian soccer legend Pele made a public plea on Wednesday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his "wicked" and "unjustifiable" invasion of Ukraine, minutes before Ukraine's national team played in a World Cup qualifying game. "I want to use today's game as an opportunity to...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé published a message Wednesday urging Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has resulted in thousands of deaths and displaced millions. The 81-year-old Pelé, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, said he published his message to the Russian president on...

Brazilian football legend Pele called Wednesday for Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his army's invasion of Ukraine, as the war-torn country's national team was set to vie for a World Cup spot. "Today Ukraine tries to forget, at least for 90 minutes, the tragedy that still engulfs their country," Pele wrote in an open letter to Putin, posted on Instagram just before the Ukrainian men's football team faced Scotland in a World Cup playoff semi-final.