He told the story of how the brothers that created Adidas and Puma became bitter rivals, leading to a $120,000 payment for Pele to tie his laces at the 1970 World Cup. The story begins with two ...

The most noticeable, to fans fortunate enough to consume matches that way, was the first World Cup broadcast in color. Suddenly, watching legends such as Pele, Jairzinho and Uwe Seeler make ...

The name stuck. Pele, the athlete, came out of nowhere as well. In 1958, people turned on the television to watch the first international broadcast of the World Cup. Black and white screens ...

“@leomessi winning his first World Cup as was deserved for his career ... his daughter explained. Pele had a colon tumor removed in September 2021 and has since been receiving chemotherapy.

From the inaugural 1930 competition in Uruguay to the last tournament in 2014 staged in Brazil, the World Cup has been graced by moat of the game’s greatest stars – Pele and Diego Maradona ...

Pele's heir - At the start of his career he was cast as the ... In 2014 his participation in the World Cup in Brazil was cut short by injury in the quarter-finals and Brazil crashed out after a ...

Pele holds the trophy after Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the final of the 1962 World Cup in Chile. Sadly he missed that game after being injured in only the second match of the tournament.

Considered by many as the greatest player of all time, here are 70 things you may not know about the Brazil icon ...

Lionel Messi, who recently lifted the FIFA World Cup, took to Instagram to pay tribute to Pele. French football star Kylian Mbappe posted a picture of him and Pele on Instagram and wrote ...