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 ...

Two years ago this month, soccer lost arguably its greatest-ever player in Edson Arantes do Nascimento — better known worldwide simply as Pelé. Pelé died on Dec. 29, 2022, at age 82, but left behind a ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Pelé was remembered for a life beyond the field, for transcending the sport of soccer and becoming perhaps the most well-known person on Earth. “Before Pelé, ’10′ was just a number,” ...

Brazil's soccer star Pelé bicycle-kicks a ball during a game in 1968. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer, won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last ...

Brazilian former footballer Pele waves on October 2, 2009 in Copenhagen after presenting Rio's bid for the 2016 Olympics. [Franck Fife, AFP] Pele, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil will celebrate a national “King Pelé Day” on Nov. 19 every year, marking the date the soccer great scored what he considered to be the 1,000th goal of his career in 1969. The ...

A new documentary about Brazilian soccer legend Pelé will be hitting Netflix streams in February. The company released a trailer for what could be their next documentary sensation on Thursday. Similar ...