Pele, who helped inspire Brazil to glory in 1958, 1962 and 1970, is the only player to have won the FIFA World Cup on three separate occasions.

This is the seventh in a series by The Athletic looking back at the winners of each men’s World Cup. The previous six articles have looked at Uruguay in 1930, Italy in 1934 and Italy again in 193 8, ...

Pelé set an unparalleled career-record in soccer, creating an enduring global legacy. While Lamine Yamal neared his achievements, a remarkable 16-year-old has already surpassed both icons and is ...

Dondinho and Celeste named their first son Edson after Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history. His family nicknamed him ‘Dico’, but he received the moniker ‘Pele’ in school due to his ...

The World Cup was coming to America. The year was 1993, and FIFA was placing soccer's crown jewel event in a country where the sport was not king for the first time in history. The goal was clear: to ...

The World Cup can get the better of many players and many of the game's greats have cried on this stage in the past ...

Brazil's 1970 World Cup triumph in Mexico is seen as Pele's crowning glory. He was the star of what is often considered the best side the world has ever seen, but while Pele's superstardom endures to ...

Long before Messi Mania descended on Miami, Florida, the Tri-State had Pelé Pandemonium. The late soccer great came to the United States in June 1975 to star for the New York Cosmos. A global star ...

Kylian Mbappe’s eighth goal for France at World Cup finals has seen him wrestle a record away from Brazil legend Pele. PSG superstar on target against Poland Quickest to eight goals before age of 24 ...

Brazilian soccer great Pele was hospitalized in Sao Paulo to regulate the medication in his fight against a colon tumor, his daughter said on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. AP Football legend Pele has been ...

Harry Kane has taken one record that used to belong to Wayne Rooney and, before him, to Sir Bobby Charlton. He has another that was long held by Jimmy Greaves. The highest scorer in the history of ...