SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The ...

Pelé died of colon cancer, one of the most common types.Clive Mason/Getty The Brazilian soccer legend Pelé died of colon cancer Thursday at 82. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer, affecting ...

Considerat de mulți cel mai mare jucător de fotbal din toate timpurile, singurul fotbalist din istorie cu trei titluri de campion mondial în palmares, Pele s-a născut la 23 octombrie 1940, potrivit ...

Wayne Gretzky is an elite athlete. This was proven when the Canadian ice hockey star once raced Brazilian football icon Pelé and boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard in a 60-metre sprint. Pele v ...

Iconic footballer Pele's brand came under the ownership of another prominent Brazilian athlete, Neymar Santos Jr, after the company owned by his father said on Tuesday it had bought the rights to use ...

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A new movie about Brazilian soccer great Pele is the latest in a series of documentaries in what has been described as a golden age of sports film. Documentaries about American ...

While Pele was his team's symbol and Jairzinho and Tostao the goalscorers, Gerson was the man that made Brazil's famous 1970 World Cup winning side tick. The former star is considered one of the best ...

Brazilian soccer great Pele is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, his son Edinho said in an interview published in Brazil on Monday. Pele, ...

Brazilian football legend Pele warned Monday that soaring players' salaries and powerful agents who squeeze clubs for higher fees represent a "danger for the future" of the game. Speaking to reporters ...

Some of the most iconic Brazilian internationals are known by a singular nickname – so why do certain players decide to go with just one name? Brazilian footballers such as Pele, Ronaldo, Kaka and ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele poses for the media in front of the Victoria Harbour as he visits Hong Kong March 7, 2011, as part of The 2011 New York Cosmos Asia Tour which includes soccer legends Eric ...