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Neymar eclipses Pelé as Brazil's top goal scorer, scoring 78 goals in 114 matches. He celebrated with a punch in the air, as Pelé usually did, and was congratulated by the Brazilian soccer confederation and Pelé's Foundation. Neymar said he was "very happy" and wanted to write his story in…

From blinding each other as kids to meeting Pelé and Javier Bardem, Max and Iggor Cavalera reflect on 40 years of music

The announcements on consecutive days that the storied Real Madrid and France soccer star Karim Benzema is joining the Saudi Pro League and that Lionel Messi, thought by many to be soccer’s GOAT, intends to play in the United States’ Major League Soccer may mark the beginning of a new…

Memorable moments and indelible images from another captivating top flight season

The last resting place of Pelé overlooks the Brazilian stadium where he played for almost two decades

The mausoleum built in a Santos vertical cemetery for the golden casket of Pelé has opened to the public

"Pelé" — the nickname of one of soccer's greatest players — has long been used as a synonym for greatness. Now, a Brazilian dictionary is making that meaning official with a new entry.

A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.”

The tributes continue to pour in for Lionel Messi following Argentina's World Cup triumph. South American soccer's governing body on Monday presented the 35-year-old Argentine star a with statue, which will be placed in the CONMEBOL museum next to those of legendary players Pelé and Diego Maradona. Messi also received…

The defender represented Australia 73 times, including at the 1974 World Cup, and will be remembered by the Socceroos on Tuesday night

Unable to get into the 'Turnbulls Tornadoes' first team at Hibs in the early 1970s, Alex Pringle left Scotland for Florida, where he ended up playing against the likes of Pelé to packed stadiums in the sunshine and for double the money.