"Because there are two Michaels [laughs]," the three-time World Cup champion explained. Pele clearly had no intention of ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The ...

Feb 23 (Reuters) - A new movie about Brazilian soccer great Pele is the latest in a series of documentaries in what has been described as a golden age of sports film. Documentaries about American ...

Brazil's soccer star Pelé bicycle-kicks a ball during a game in 1968. Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer, won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last ...

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, ...

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 ...

When you think of Brazil, a few things instantly come to mind: golden beaches, samba dancing, and the smooth rhythm of bossa nova music. But above all else, there’s one thing that truly defines the ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - The United States is an underdeveloped nation. Just ask Pele. When it comes to the "beautiful game" that made the Brazilian star famous - he's still soccer's most popular figure ...

Neymar’s Santos has secured its survival in Brazil’s Serie A with a 3-0 win over Cruzeiro, and the 33-year-old soccer star later confirmed he will undergo surgery on his left knee.

Brazilian football great Pele will join FIFA head Sepp Blatter and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in a meeting to discuss the 2014 World Cup preparations. FIFA said Wednesday that Blatter and ...