The Maracana has welcomed the greats of soccer and showbiz over the years with Pele, Zico and Frank Sinatra among those to ...

Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, congratulated Argentina's Lionel Messi on winning the World Cup and ... daughter explained. Pele had a colon tumor ...

Almost 30 years ago, the football world was looking forward to a new edition of the men's World Cup. And as will happen ... “The idea of holding a draw in this country or in any other country ...

On his 60th birthday, the Northern Irish wizard spoke to FIFA about surpassing Pele, becoming a superstar overnight and his priceless World Cup watch.

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.

Nearly 40 years ago, the Brazilian superstar helped the Minnesota Kicks set an attendance record in Bloomington.

He scored twice in France’s 4-3 victory over Argentina in the World Cup. The BBC's Ashley John-Baptiste asked football fans in Moscow what they make of him. The pontiff's last public appearance ...

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 “Grand Old Lady” of English soccer is about to bid farewell to the men's game.

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 ...

Bingham selected Whiteside in the nation’s opening Group 5 clash with Yugoslavia, ensuring he would overtake the legendary Pele as the World Cup’s youngest-ever player at 17 years and 41 days.