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Brazil creates King Pele Day in honor of football icon

AFP · 3 months ago

Brazil football legend Pele will be honored in his home country by a commemorative day baptised "King Pele Day", reported Tuesday's edition of the government gazette.

Mother of Brazil's football giant Pele dies at 101

AFP · 3 months ago

Celeste Arantes, the mother of Brazilian football legend Pele, has died aged 101, outliving her famous son by 18 months, the family announced Friday.

Pele to Endrick: Five teen talents that lit up Brazil

AFP · 6 months ago

Brazil is unparalleled when it comes to footballing success and fervour, and for many the sport itself is synonymous with the Brazilian national team.

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

AFP · 9 months ago

Pele "would have been sad" at the state of the current Brazilian national team, his son Edinho has told AFP in an interview days before the first anniversary of his death on Friday.

Women's squad seeks its share of Saudi football boom

AFP · 1 year ago

As Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar pack Saudi stadiums, a quieter but equally dramatic transformation is unfolding for women's professional football, which didn't even exist in the kingdom five years ago.

Two-goal Neymar breaks Pele's record as Brazil crush Bolivia 5-1

AFP · 1 year ago

Neymar surpassed Pele as Brazil's all-time top scorer with two second-half goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia in South America's 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Friday.

Brazil's Borges outdoes Pele with emotional World Cup hat-trick

AFP · 1 year ago

Ary Borges has come a long way in a short time, achieving a feat not even Pele or Ronaldinho could manage and winning high praise from Brazilian superstar teammate Marta in the process.

From Pele to Beckham -- four superstars who left football's elite leagues

AFP · 1 year ago

Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi's move to spend the final years of his stellar career in the United States will come as a crushing blow to Barcelona fans who dreamed of a return to the club that nurtured him.

From Pele to Beckham -- four superstars who dipped their toe in football's backwaters

AFP · 1 year ago

Argentine football superstar Lionel Messi's move to spend the final years of his stellar career in Saudi Arabia, according to a source close to the negotiations, will come as a crushing blow to Barcelona fans who dreamed of a return to the club that nurtured him.