Edison Arantes do Nascimento , (born, Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 23 October 1940), best known by his nickname Pelé, is a Brazilian football player. He was given the title “Athlete of the Century” by the International Olympic Committee. In 1999 Time Magazine named Pelé one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century. While his birth certificate shows his first name as Edison, he prefers to call himself Edson, but it is as Pelé that he has become a sporting legend. (more…)

Brazil’s President Lula and soccer legend Pele pose with supporters of the Rio 2016 Olympic bid shortly after Lula’s arrival in Copenhagen.  Rio’s main competitor for the games is Chicago. 

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In this April 16, 1982, file photo, soccer player Pele, right, gets a hug from New York Cosmos coach Julio Mazzei at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. , the day before the Cosmos’ opener.

Prof. Julio Mazzei, the confidant of the great Pele and a man who coached the Cosmos to the 1982 North American Soccer League title, died on Sunday at age 78. (more…)

After causing a media sensation in Brazil over comments made by Pele regarding alleged “recreational drug use”, Robinho’s representatives have made a public demand for a formal apology.

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Manchester City’s Robinho gestures during their English Premier League soccer match against Newcastle United in Manchester January 28, 2009.

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In the early hours of Wednesday 28 January 2009 Robinho was arrested and questioned, by West Yorkshire Police, in relation to a sexual assault in a Leeds nightclub. He was released on bail shortly afterwards.

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With Diego Maradona - mania hitting India by storm, the Argentinian football legend didn’t miss a beat during a charity auction and dinner in Kolkata to take let his feeling about Pele be known once again.

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