Pele

By Associated Press SANTOS: The mausoleum built for the golden casket of Pele was opened for visitors on Monday. On the second floor of a vertical cemetery in Santos, outside Sao Paulo, the mausoleum welcomes fans…

In a major recognition of Pele, the Brazilian soccer legend’s name has been added in a Brazilian dictionary to be used for someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.” The announcement was made by Michaelis Dictionary after it ran a…

By PTI LONDON: England's Chloe Kelly scored the winning spot-kick to settle the first women's Finalissima after a dramatic game against Brazil, watched by 83,132 fans at Wembley, ended in a 4-2 penalty shootout…

Other assets belonging to Pele, who died after battling cancer in late December at age 82, include more real estate and a stake in the Pele brand. SAO PAULO: The widow of late football legend Pele will inherit 30 per cent of his assets,…

By AFP SAO PAULO: The widow of late football legend Pele will inherit 30 percent of his assets, according to his will, which also mentions a woman who could be Pele's unrecognized daughter, the widow's lawyer told…

By Associated Press Cristiano Ronaldo is not the first soccer superstar to head off to one of the world’s supposed minor leagues in the latter years of his career. The temptation for one last huge payday, to be a…

By AFP SANTOS: Pele was a footballer like no other, and his final resting place will be exceptional, too: a large replica stadium complete with artificial turf inside the world's tallest vertical cemetery. The…

Issued on: 03/01/2023 - 14:08 More than 150,000 people including President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva paid their respects to the Brazilian soccer great Pele in the coastal…

By AFP SANTOS: An emotional Brazil began paying its final respects Monday to football legend Pele with a wake at the stadium where he first took the world's breath away with his dazzling skill. Throughout the day,…

Thousands of mourners have gathered to pay their respects to Brazil legend Pele who is lying in state at the ground of his former club Santos. Pele in 1961 Photo: AFP Pele's coffin was placed in the centre of the pitch at the…