He was 82. Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento in the small town of Três Corações, in the state of Minas Gerais, on October 23, 1940, he used to shine shoes to buy his first football gear.

His predecessor loved Mozart, but Pope Francis's passion was football, for him "the most beautiful ... but added that he would choose a third, Pele, "a man of heart".

Two of Ghana’s most iconic and celebrated football stars, Abedi Ayew (Pele) and Asamoah Gyan, have been appointed as Ambassadors for the 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship, set to take ...

Football was often the primary attraction though, and Pele went as far as to say: "Wembley is the cathedral of football. It is the capital of football and it is the heart of football." Indeed ...

Presenters will include Georgetown Public Hospital CEO Robbie Rambarran, and Cecil Jacques, former Pele Football Presidents Dr Colin Watson, Desire Edghill, Warren Oudkerk, Wenceslas Laundry, and Dawn ...

Two of Ghana's most iconic and celebrated football stars, Abedi Ayew (Pele) and Asamoah Gyan, have been appointed as Ambassadors for the 2025 CAF African Schools Football Championship, set to take ...

Clementine Toure (Cote d’Ivoire), Robert Kidiaba (DR Congo), Pele, Gyan, Adjoa Bayor (all Ghana), Dlamini (South Africa) and Kareem Haggui (Tunisia) are the seven African football legends ...

The names Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been intertwined in the battle for the esteemed GOAT title for quite some time, and their exploits in modern football have placed them at the ...