Pele Died

SANTOS: The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Peleturned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on…

SANTOS: 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.The oceanside home of the…

KOCHI: Pelenever came to Kerala during his life span and no one from the state could watch the Brazilian’s exploits at the World Cups live as television was still a distant dream for them…

Salve Jorge, a popular restaurant in Historico Centro district in Brazil’s Sao Paulo, pays homage to the famous ‘Georges’ from across the world. Literally meaning ‘Hail George’, the…

The room was on the 11th floor. One could see the vast expanse of the city of Kolkata, spread almost like a dream. Inside, a bunch of over-eager people waited anxiously for the legend to…

RIO DE JANEIRO: Pelewas the best-loved footballer of his or any other generation, the eternal master of the beautiful game.He won the World Cup with Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970, his…

KOLKATA: Much before Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' moment stirred the football passion in the region, it was the Brazilian maestro Pelewho began Bengal's tryst with the 'beautiful…

BY Aditya Mallick:“As soon as I’ve made some money, I’ll buy a house for mum.” Pelewas 15 when he spoke those words to his father, and years later he’d make good on his promise. But first,…

BY: Aditya MallickWhen you think of free-flowing, attacking football teams, you immediately think of Brazil in 1970. Winning a World Cup is difficult, but doing so while scoring goals for…

NEW DELHI: Football legend Pele diedon Thursday in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was 82. Pele, who is the the only player to win three FIFA World Cups, had been undergoing treatment for colon…