If soccer had a soundtrack, it would be samba. The ball is a pandeiro, the feet caxixis. Each touch is an embrace, a "feast for the legs that play and the eyes that watch, much more than a big ...

Estevao Willian proved he is not just rising star, a fact he confirmed during Brazil's international break in November validating what scouts & analysts had been saying for months. He is Brazil’s next ...

Brazilian soccer great Pele says his poor health will keep him from lighting the Olympic cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics. In a statement on Friday, Pele said: "I'm not physically ...

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 ...

Not all are rewarded for their contributions to this wall of sound. Countless greats have failed to get their hands on the ...

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, ...

Pele swapping shirts with England captain Bobby Moore. Gordon Banks' wonder save from the striker's header. And Brazil's Jairzinho lifting up his legendary team-mate after winning a third World Cup.

Iconic footballer Pele's brand came under the ownership of another prominent Brazilian athlete, Neymar Santos Jr, after the company owned by his father said on Tuesday it had bought the rights to use ...

Brazilian football legend Pele died on Thursday at the age of 82 in Sao Paolo. The only three-time World Cup winner and owner of countless records, his reputation as "the greatest" is well deserved.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil great Neymar received a plaque for becoming the team’s all-time leading goal-scorer in official matches in the early hours of Saturday. However, the language used to describe ...

Discover the 10 best World Cup goals ever scored, from Pelé to Richarlison, and learn who could deliver the next iconic ...