Brazilian football legend Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82 in Sao Paolo. The only three-time World Cup winner and owner of countless records, his reputation as "the greatest" is well deserved.

Every World Cup arrives with the promise of a new defining image. The 2026 edition will be no different. Across the United States, Mexico and Canada, another teenager may announce himself, another ...

Brazil legend Pele, born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, turned 80 on Friday, Oct. 23. For most of those eight decades he has been famed for his prowess to such an extent that he is still one of the most ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Christ the Redeemer was lit up in a Pele shirt among Brazilian tributes to the soccer great on the first anniversary of his death on Friday. Pele died of colon cancer at age 82.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Neymar eclipsed Pelé as the top goal scorer for Brazil’s national team after overtaking the three-time World Cup winner's career total on Friday. The goal that put the 31-year-old ...

SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Pelé was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...

Forty-five years after Pelé played his last game, it's hard to imagine modern soccer, or Brazil, without him. Geovana Sarmento, 17, waited in the three-hour line to view his body as it lay in repose ...

Brazil is the greatest footballing nation of all time, and there's really no one who can dispute that claim. They hold the record for the most trophies, with five, and have never missed a single ...

Neymar has overtaken Brazil legend Pele as the nation’s greatest male goalscorer after netting in a World Cup qualifier against Bolivia. The forward, who this summer swapped Paris Saint-Germain for Al ...