Messi will move the needle for US soccer but he can never have the impact that Pelé had
Inter Miami will flog a lot of shirts but the game in the USA is as big as it will ever be
Inter Miami will flog a lot of shirts but the game in the USA is as big as it will ever be
In footballing terms, it would perhaps not be unfair to suggest that Benedict’s playing style was Bulgaria 1966 rather than Brazil 1970
Kaká, Neymar and Ronaldo were among those singled out for criticism
Three-time World Cup winner was interred on ninth floor of the vertical Memorial Necropole Ecumenica
Fifa’s Infantino will ask every country to name stadium in honour of Brazilian star
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Players such as Pelé and Lionel Messi have stood out by defying the norms of their different times
It was a tournament the Brazilian needed: he was overshadowed by Didi and Vavá in 1958 and injured in the 1962 competition
Carl Humphreys lined out for St Louis Stars against Pelé's New York Cosmos in 1977
Heady days for Katie Taylor, Irish cricket and laser-eyed Pat Spillane; and a heck of a time for tennis, Roy Keane, Phil Mickelson and many more.
Three-time World Cup winner could have ‘played in every generation’, says Manchester City coach
Americans who know nothing about soccer still know who Pelé was and what he represented
He wasn’t just a demigod in Brazil, but the first truly global football star
Footballer’s fame began to grow almost from moment he made his dramatic entrance in World Cup
The first global football superstar made everyone smile and his tricks were never designed to diminish his opponents
The Brazilian idol’s daughter announced his death on Instagram on Thursday
Brazilian great left hospital two months ago following removal of a tumour in his colon
Brazilian football legend (80) has suffered a series of health issues over the last decade
‘What sad news. I lost a great friend and the world lost a legend’
Brazilian legend taken to hospital after collapsing on Thursday
In their heyday, they attracted big crowds and the occasional 80,000 sell out
Brazilian superstar’s World Cup medals among exhibition at Newbridge Silverware
Brazilian soccer legend hospitalised for second time this year due to back problem
Edinho (43) expected to appeal judge’s decision
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