Perhaps the most iconic shirt in football today is the jersey number 10 which famous footballers have put on – Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho,...
Factbox on the career statistics of former Brazil forward Pele, who has died at the age of 82:
BY KUNLE SOLAJA It may have been a sheer coincident. The man who made the shirt number 10 popular in football, the legendary Pele, announced his...
Before Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo came along, the enduring debate in soccer about who was the greatest player centered on two men: Pele and Diego...
Brazil soccer great Pele died on Thursday aged 82 after a long battle with cancer. Following are reactions to his death from around the world: NIGERIA PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU...
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders in expressing grief over the death of Brazilian soccer legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele who died ...
Superlatives from some of soccer’s greats and others about Pelé, who died Thursday in Brazil at age 82: ___ “To watch him play was to watch...
Santos had won trophies before Pele signed, but his arrival prompted a long and sensational run of victories that over little more than a decade turned...
Almost a month after he was re-hospitalised, Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited...
Novak Djokovic has reiterated his earlier comments that he bears no hard feelings on his return to Australia after his visa cancellation and subsequent deportation in...
On a visit to the Pele Museum in Brazil’s seaside city of Santos, Sergio Murillo Junior said he was sad to see the football legend’s health...
FC Barcelona are reportedly considering signing Kylian Mbappe next summer. According to Spanish news outlet, Mundo Deportivo, the contract extension that PSG has granted Lionel Messi...
Former Brazilian footballer Romario sent his best wishes and thoughts to fellow icon Pele, stating that the whole world is praying for the health of the three-time world champion,...
Lionel Messi will return to Paris St Germain at the beginning of January, the Ligue 1 club’s manager Christophe Galtier said on Tuesday. The Argentine forward,...
Former Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is undoubtedly having the best of time as a free agent following his disengagement from Manchester United. This season appears a...
As it had been in the past, Liverpool and Egypt football star, Mohamed Salah has again received harsh criticism after posting a picture of his family...
Brazilian soccer legend Pele’s family members gathered at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo on Saturday, where the 82-year-old, widely considered one of the greatest...
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has offered his best wishes to legendary Brazilian footballer Pelé, whose health has worsened at a hospital in São...
Restless super star, Crisitano Ronaldo has been spotted arriving at the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia ahead of transfer talks with Al-Nassr club chiefs, reports Transfer News...
According to Spanish outlet, Tribuna, quoting another publication, El Financiero, Argentina Central Bank are seriously considering using Lionel Messi’s face on their new 1000 peso banknotes. By...
FIFA is investigating how celebrity chef, Salt Bae and a number of other people gained “undue access” to the pitch at the end of the World Cup...
World Cup winner Lionel Messi has reached a deal with Paris St Germain to stay with the club for at least the 2023-24 season, French daily...
Lionel Messi set yet another record on Tuesday after his Instagram post celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win became the most-liked on the platform, breaking a nearly...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has no doubt that Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time and his opinion would not change even if...
France forward Kylian Mbappe may not have won the World Cup back-to-back as did his hero, Pele who won in 1958 and 1962, but the Ferenchman book...
This is a moment Lionel Messi will cherish for ever. He not only lead his country to win the World Cup and also scoring the opening...
What ever is the outcome tonight at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar, no new team will join the already eight winners that have emerged at the...
Will the mecurial Lionel Messi join the league of Pele and Diego Maradona to truly be the Greatest Of All Time (G.O.AT)? Both Maradona and Pele...
Cristiano Ronaldo, without a team and nursing the wounds of Portugal’s shock World Cup exit, has been training at Real Madrid while staying in the Spanish capital, the...
Nigeria’s music icon, Davido who is one of the music icons of the Qatar 2022 World Cup is set to thrill global audience on Sunday in...
After a mesmerising month of upsets, when several brash outsiders threatened soccer’s status quo, the World Cup final will have a familiar feel on Sunday when...
The achievements of the Atlas Lions at the ongoing Qatar World Cup have received praise from many world-class celebrities. According to Morocco’s news outlet, Morocco World...
Now it is official. Lionel Messi has confirmed he will play his last World Cup game when Argentina take on either 9/France or Morocco in Sunday’s...
Colombian superstar Shakira has joined a growing list of celebrities commending Morocco’s eye-catching and historic win against Portugal.The Colombian star used her famous Waka Waka lyrics to celebrate Morocco after...
Portugal’s Football Federation (FPF) have denied media reports that captain Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the national team during the World Cup after coach Fernando Santos...
It may have been a rest day at the World Cup on Thursday but there was no stopping the football discussion that never ends – who...
Cristiano Ronaldo was benched during Portugal’s round of 16 game against Switzerland for his refusal to train with Portugal substitutes. The global football star Cristiano Ronaldo has...
Lionel Messi’s hopes of winning an elusive World Cup will come up against the tactical scheming of veteran coach Louis van Gaal as Argentina face the...
Portugal manager Fernando Santos said Ronaldo’s place in the remainder of the World Cup still had to be ‘defined’. The world of football punditry was ablaze...
Lionel Messi scored in the 1,000th game of his remarkable career on Saturday to give Argentina the lead in their World Cup last 16 clash with...
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