He was the first superstar in football and ... leading to a $120,000 payment for Pele to tie his laces at the 1970 World Cup. The story begins with two brothers in Germany way back in 1928.

The name stuck. Pele, the athlete, came out of nowhere as well. In 1958, people turned on the television to watch the first international broadcast of the World Cup. Black and white screens ...

The most noticeable, to fans fortunate enough to consume matches that way, was the first World Cup broadcast in color. Suddenly, watching legends such as Pele, Jairzinho and Uwe Seeler make ...

a 17-year-old Pele became a global icon by leading Brazil past a Swedish team packed with superstars to win its first World Cup title, making amends for losing the World Cup on home soil to ...

“@leomessi winning his first World Cup as was deserved for his career ... his daughter explained. Pele had a colon tumor removed in September 2021 and has since been receiving chemotherapy.

Ronaldinho thought Messi was better than him, but he doesn’t believe the Argentine is football’s true GOAT 🐐🤔 ...

Journalist Miguel Delaney highlighted on X that football's first batch of "immortals" - Pele, Maradona ... just as many would argue that fellow World Cup winners Maradona and Messi are even ...

And he was a special ambassador for Brazil at the 2014 World Cup. Maybe Pele's legendary status can be put down to his desire to be the best. He once said: "If you are first you are first.

unveiled a statue of Pele at its headquarters on Thursday, the first of a series of events to commemorate June’s 50th anniversary of the team’s third World Cup triumph. Pele, who will be 80 in ...

Lionel Messi, who recently lifted the FIFA World Cup, took to Instagram to pay tribute to Pele. French football star Kylian Mbappe posted a picture of him and Pele on Instagram and wrote ...