Brazil in mourning for ‘King of football’ Pele
Tributes poured in from across Brazil and beyond Friday for football legend Pele, as the country held three days of mourning for the player widely regarded as the greatest of all time after…
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‘Pele transformed football into art’: Neymar leads tributes to Brazil legend
Neymar led football’s emotional tributes to Pele after the Brazil legend’s death on Thursday as the Paris Saint Germain star said his iconic compatriot had transformed the sport “into an…
Pele’s funeral and burial to take place in hometown Santos
The stadium where Brazilian soccer great Pelé played some of the best matches of his career will also hold his funeral on Monday and Tuesday.Santos, the club where Pelé played in Brazil,…
Pele, Brazil’s three-time World Cup-winning legend, dies at 82 after battling…
Brazil legend Pele, one of the greatest footballers of all time, died at the age of 82. The news of his demise was confirmed by his daughter on Instagram late on Thursday night. The former…