In a tribute to the football legend on behalf of all Nigerians, President Buhari said, “May he rest in peace. He led a good life and...
He had been in increasingly fragile health, battling kidney problems and colon cancer — undergoing surgery for the latter in September 2021, followed by chemotherapy.
Pele dazzled from the age of 15, when he started playing professionally with Santos. He led the club to a flurry of titles, including back-to-back Intercontinental...
Pele played in four World Cups, won three but participated fully in two editions as he was injured in the second group game against Czechoslovakia in...
Pele was hospitalized in Sao Paulo on November 29 for what his medical team called a re-evaluation of his chemotherapy treatments, which he has been receiving...
Pele also hailed French striker Kylian Mbappe who scored a hat-trick in the final which had ended 3-3 after extra-time before coolly slotting in a penalty...
Dominguez said the proposal was for Brazil to “change three of their stars for three hearts, in homage to the king.”
Pele dazzled from an early age and took the 1958 World Cup by storm when he was 17 years old, netting a hat trick in the...
ESPN Brasil reported that Pele was having cardiac issues and his medical staff were concerned that his chemotherapy treatment was not having the expected results.
The only player in history to win three World Cups (1958, 1962 and 1970), Pele had one of the most storied careers in sport, scoring more...