He’d won three World Cups, scored goals galore and become a global icon, but Pelé wasn’t quite done yet, so off he went to the US and helped transform the sport of soccer in North America.

How Pele conquered America: Nearly 50 years on, the late soccer legend's stint with Beckenbauer, Chinaglia and the Cosmos is still the model for Lionel Messi and others seeking US stardom ...

Outside the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo, fans started gathering when they heard the news of Pele passing. Some were dressed in the number 10 shirt Pele wore when playing for Santos.

Pelé at Villa Park and mingling with the crowds 50 years ago Autograph hunters, photo opportunities - and playing with Trevor Francis' hair ...

Pele recalls occasions he was racially abused – by both fans and fellow players – while playing in South America and Europe, but says the media now plays an important role in bringing this ...

It was 50 years ago tomorrow that World Cup holders England faced the team widely viewed to be the best in international history in Brazil – that wondrous line-up of Pelé, Jairzinho, Gérson ...

As Pele's coffin is carried through Santos to his final resting place, Sky's sports correspondent Rob Harris has been speaking about the commercial deals the Brazilian football legend had to take ...

This Sunday marks 50 years since time stood still for a heart-stopping moment as Pele soared, Banks dived and the ball arced exquisitely above the angle of post and crossbar.

Pelé, one of soccer’s greatest players and a transformative figure in 20th-century sports who achieved a level of global celebrity few athletes have known, died on Thursday in São Paulo.