Pele’s 1958 World Cup Shirt Sells For $4.9 Million
The iconic Brazil shirt worn by football legend Pele during the 1958 FIFA World Cup final has been sold for $4.9 million at auction, making it the most valuable piece…
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 111 YEARS, PELE’S SANTOS ARE RELEGATED, AND PALMEIRAS, THE BRAZILIAN SERIE A WINNER.
After falling short at home against Fortaleza 2-1 in the final round of Brazil’s Serie A, Pele’s former team Santos was demoted for the first time in their 111-year…
PELE’S MAUSOLEUM IN BRAZIL OPENS TO PUBLIC
On Monday, the mausoleum created for Pele’s gilded coffin was made public. Outside of Sao Paulo, in Santos, a tomb on the second story of a vertical cemetery welcomes visitors…
COLOMBIAN STADIUM FIRST IN LATIN AMERICA RENAMED AFTER PELE
Colombia is the first Latin American country to comply with FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s request that a stadium be named after Pele. Infantino said on Monday that FIFA would ask…
BRAZIL PREPARES TO BURY PELE IN SANTOS, WHILE LULA ATTENDS MASS AT THE VILA BELMIRO STADIUM.
It’s difficult to picture modern football, or Brazil, without Pelé 45 years after he last played. Geovana Sarmento, 17, stood in a three-hour line to see his body at the…
INFANTINO: FIFA TO ASK EVERY COUNTRY TO NAME A STADIUM AFTER PELE
Gianni Infantino, the head of the sport’s governing body, said Monday at Pele’s funeral that FIFA will ask all countries around the world to name a stadium after the late…
PELE DIES OF CANCER AT 82, WORLD MOURNS DEATH OF BRAZIL FOOTBALL GREAT
Pele died of cancer at the age of 82, leaving the globe in mourning. Pele, the legendary Brazilian footballer, died of cancer on Thursday in Sao Paulo, his daughter confirmed…
PELE’S CANCER WORSENS, AFFECTING BOTH KIDNEYS AND HEART
–The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo said in a statement on Wednesday that Pele’s cancer has advanced and that the 82-year-old Brazilian football great is under “elevated care”. Doctors…
Pele was admitted to the hospital once again while battling cancer; there were heart concerns.
As he fights cancer, Brazilian football star Pele has been admitted to the hospital, his daughter said on social media on Wednesday. She added that there was “no surprise or…
With a penalty kick against Saudi Arabia in the FIFA World Cup, Messi increases his international goal total; Ronaldo remains in first place.
By successfully converting a first-half penalty against Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup in Doha on Tuesday, Argentina’s Lionel Messi moved beyond Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of all-time…
