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Women's squad seeks its share of Saudi football boom
AFP · 1 month 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 · 2 months 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 · 4 months 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 · 5 months 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 · 6 months 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.
Football great Pele enters Portuguese dictionary as an adjective
AFP · 7 months ago
"Pele," arguably the best footballer in history, is now also an adjective. On Wednesday, the word "pele"
CONMEBOL: Messi's statue to be placed next to Pele and Maradona's in federation museum
Live Soccer TV · 8 months ago
Messi's statue will stand in the CONMEBOL museum in Paraguay next to the two football icons.
Like Cosmos signing Pele, says Ronaldo's new coach
AFP · 10 months ago
Cristiano Ronaldo's new club coach Rudi Garcia on Sunday compared the Portuguese star's arrival at Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia to Pele's signing with the New York Cosmos in 1975.
Colombian stadium first in Latin America renamed after Pele
AFP · 10 months ago
Colombia is the first Latin American country to meet FIFA president Gianni Infantino's request to name a stadium after Pele.
Rodrygo pays tribute to Pele as Real advance to Spanish Cup last 16
AFP · 11 months ago
Rodrygo scored the only goal and celebrated by paying tribute to Pele as Real Madrid advanced to the Spanish Cup last 16 on Tuesday with a hard-fought 1-0 win over fourth-tier Cacereno.
Pele gets resting place in world's tallest vertical cemetery
AFP · 11 months ago
Pele was a footballer like no other, and his final resting place will be exceptional, too: a large replica stadium complete with artificial turf inside the world's tallest vertical cemetery.
Brazil says final farewell to 'King' Pele
AFP · 11 months ago
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the tributes Tuesday as Brazil says a final farewell to football legend Pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time.
Final farewell for Pele, Brazil's football 'King'
AFP · 11 months ago
Brazilians bid a final farewell this week to football giant Pele, starting Monday with a 24-hour public wake at the stadium of his long-time team, Santos.
US soccer owes almost everything to Pele, says former New York Cosmos teammate
AFP · 11 months ago
US footballer Bobby Smith does not hold back his tears when paying tribute to "King"
Mamelodi Sundowns extend lead as South Africa honours Pele
AFP · 11 months ago
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Orlando Pirates 2-0 and stretched their South African Premiership lead to seven points on Friday as South Africa remembered deceased Brazilian superstar Pele.
European leagues to honour Pele with pre-match tributes
AFP · 11 months ago
Top flight football matches in England, Italy, France will all honour Pele before each match in the upcoming round of games, it was announced Friday.
'Football in four letters': Global media bows to 'King' Pele
AFP · 11 months ago
His face appeared on televisions around the world and dominated the homepages of news outlets everywhere as global media bowed to the late, great Pele, the undisputed "King"
Brazil in mourning for 'King of Football' Pele
AFP · 11 months ago
Brazil starts three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at age 82.
Death of Pele, 'the person who stopped the world': Who is saying what
AFP · 11 months ago
Who is saying what after Brazilian football legend Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82: "Before Pele, '10'
Marriages, music, endorsements: Pele's life away from the field
AFP · 11 months ago
Pele's life off the field was as eventful as his record-breaking career on it, with three marriages and a range of trailblazing sponsorship deals which helped modern-day players fill their pockets with corporate cash.
