To any fan of the beautiful game, Pele is much more than just a retired footballer: He’s a global icon. Emerging from the slums of Brazil, Pele led his country to three World Cup titles – more than ...

Football legend Pele will not attend the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Friday as the 75-year-old is reportedly struggling with his health. The three-time World Cup ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Pele will not attend Friday's opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. The 75-year-old ...

London, Jun 1 (EFE).London, Jun 1 (EFE). — A sixday public exhibition of memorability, awards and other items belonging to Brazilian soccer legend Pele kicked off here Wednesday ahead an auction next ...

In what's being called perhaps the biggest sports auction in history, Brazilian soccer legend Pele is auctioning off his collection of memorabilia and awards collected over more than five decades. The ...

Sao Paulo, Jul 10 (EFE).Sao Paulo, Jul 10 (EFE). — Pele, considered by many the greatest soccer player ever, and his girlfriend got married in a private religious ceremony before family and a small ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele, the most recognizable athlete in the nation's history, will not be attending the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio on Friday night. According to the ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Soccer star Pelé is suing Samsung for $30 million. The 75-year-old Brazilian athlete claims that ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele says he was invited to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. It’s been nearly four decades since he played a game professionally, ...

Soccer great Pele is following in the footsteps of basketball legend Michael Jordan by using Chicago’s federal court to try to enforce his image rights. The Brazilian, 75, has hired Jordan’s attorney ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pele will not attend Friday’s opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics because of poor health, denying Brazilians a chance to celebrate their greatest sports figure. The 75-year-old ...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele has slapped Samsung with a $30 million lawsuit for publishing a newspaper ad with a Pele “lookalike.” The 75-year-old Pele, whose birth name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento ...