The great Brazilian striker was asked who the greatest footballer of all time was - to which he gave a humorous response.
Pele helped Brazil win the World Cup in 1958, 1962 and 1970. (Image: Hans-Jürgen Schmidt/HJS-Sportfotos/picture alliance) ...
Pele, who died in 2022, was 17 years and 249 days old when he played in the 1958 World Cup final for Brazil, scoring twice in ...
Azteca was the first stadium to host two World Cup finals, won by Pele's Brazil in 1970 and Diego Maradona's Argentina in ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Pele has been inducted into the Goal Hall of Fame, and we take a look at what some of the game's greats had to say about the legendary Brazilian ...
He had been a player for Fluminense and Atlético Mineiro, but a knee injury (in a clash against Augusto, later captain of the Brazilian national team in the 1950 World Cup) cut short his career ...
Pele named Arsenal as the English team he'd most liked to have signed for if he were ever to come to the UK to play his ...