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Brazil's 4-time World Cup legend dead at 92: 'A giant idol'
Brazil's legendary soccer coach and player Mario Zagallo dies in Rio de Janeiro
Pelé casket selfie creates backlash, FIFA boss fires back at critics
FIFA President Gianni Infantino fired back at the backlash in wake of his poorly timed photograph during Pelé’s public wake on Monday. During the ceremony, photographers captured the FIFA boss...
Pelé's wife, fans mourn Brazilian soccer legend at Santos stadium
Mourners began paying their respects to Pelé in a solemn procession past his coffin at the Vila Belmiro Stadium in his hometown of Santos on Monday.
Pelé, Muhammad Ali's influences were unmatched
Pelé and Ali are the first two faces on the Mount Rushmore of Sports, Earth Division.
Pelé was the world's greatest soccer player — and, apparently, lover
From dating much younger women to fathering love children — sometimes while married — the late soccer legend Pelé was all about "love, love, love."
Remembering soccer icon Pelé
Brazilian football star Pele died at the age of 82 on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022.
How Pelé forever raised popularity of soccer in United States
The GOAT is gone. Pelé died Thursday at 82 in his native Brazil.
Only one Pelé: Soccer legend brought unrivaled star power to New York
Pelé didn’t invent the term “the beautiful game” to describe soccer, but he certainly popularized it and whenever he played in a career that spanned his teens, 20s and deep...
Pelé's daughter shares heartbreaking Instagram post after soccer icon's death
Moments after news emerged Thursday that Pelé had passed away at the age of 82, Kely shared a photo that featured loved ones gathered at her father's bedside.
Inside Pelé's 40-year Hamptons home he sold near the end of his life
Brazilian soccer icon Pelé owned a summer spread in Springs, New York, for decades, which he sold in 2018 for $2.85 million as his health declined.
Soccer's biggest stars remember 'King Pelé'
Tributes were pouring in Thursday after soccer legend Pelé, who won three World Cups with Brazil, died at 82 following a bout with cancer.
Soccer legend Pelé dead at 82 after health battles
Pelé spent many of his years after retirement serving as an ambassador for the game he loved, his worldwide fame continuing long after he had played his last game.
Soccer legend Pelé shows no sign of improvement a month after hospitalization: 'Sadness and despair'
One of Pelé's daughters said Wednesday she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old Brazilian soccer great's hospitalization nears one month.
Pelé's iconic Cosmos tenure -- and a lie -- sparked sportswriting career
It was March 1977. I was just a kid — 24, that’s 12 in newspaper years — who told a whopper.
Soccer legend's family gathers at hospital as cancer worsens
Family members of Brazilian soccer great Pelé are gathering at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where the 82-year-old global icon has been since the end of November.
Soccer legend's heart, lungs now affected by cancer
Pelé's health has worsened during his hospital stay to regulate his cancer medication, doctors said Wednesday.
Hospitalized soccer legend responding well to treatment for infection: 'A lot of hope'
The 82-year-old Pelé has been at the hospital since Tuesday.
Soccer legend Pele transferred to palliative care in Sao Paulo
The 82-year-old Brazilian soccer star, known as the "King," is being treated for colon cancer.
Pelé's daughter responds to 'alarming' reports after soccer legend hospitalized
Kely Nascimento's post to Instagram came after ESPN Brasil reported that Pelé had been admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital with "general swelling" and was undergoing several tests for more in-depth...
This Day in New York Sports: The New York Cosmos signed Pelé
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...